completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
match; game; bout; contest
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
having said that; on the other hand
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
good-for-nothing; worthless
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
free (of charge); gratuitous
arrest; apprehension; capture
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
also known as; also called
source of river; fountainhead
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain