plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
catcher; catcher (person or device)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
weak point; unskillfulness
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block