to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
great laughter; burst of laughter
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
free (of charge); gratuitous
use; utilization; utilisation; application
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
family; members of a family
to throw into; to toss into
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
business trip; official trip
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
in its entirety; whole; wholly