shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
participants; participating athletes
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
full ripeness; full maturity
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
head of the student council; president of the student council
president (of a society); chairman
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality