marathon; long-distance race
to stop walking; to pause
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
short distance; short range; short-haul
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
as you see; as you can see
to breathe out; to exhale
highest grade; superlative degree
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
even if; even though; however; no matter how
best regards; please take care of; please do
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
cherry blossom (colour, color)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
a little; a bit; slightly
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
object of romantic interest