to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
for example; for instance; e.g.
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
also known as; also called
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
is never the case; has never happened
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination