triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
tail (animal); tail end; tip
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise