Tokushima (city, prefecture)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
contours of one's body; figure
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
practice; practising; experience
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
female high-school student
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal