burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
one's first campaign; one's first battle
first time; first; initial
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
big thanks; great gratitude
growth period; period of rapid growth
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
first championship win (esp. sumo)
location for closing party
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
professional player (sports); pro
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
refined taste; good taste
correct size; perfect size
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
foaming; frothing; lathering
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend