being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
throbbing (pain); pounding
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
will not do; do not; does not
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
interested person; volunteer; supporter
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
longed-for; anxiously awaited
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
presence (impressive quality)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
time preservation; saving time
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding