next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to jump up and down; to hop
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
second (unit of time); arc second
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
result; fruit (of); product (of)
please (give me); please (do for me)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
light; faint; pale; fleeting
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be found; to be discovered
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
older employee who does not have much actual work
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building