penultimate bout of the tournament day
chilled sweets; ices; ice cream
(for one's turn) to come round
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
centrifugation; centrifugal separation
parboiling; preparatory boiling
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
age relationship; luck attending age
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
ocean fish; saltwater fish
the reason is ...; it is because ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Japanese-style bookbinding
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
treasurer's report; financial report
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
child born to one's current wife
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
affectation; showiness; pretence
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
hair style; way of dressing hair