bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
late ejaculation; impotence
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
during a telephone call; busy line
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
participatory; participating; hands-on
left side; left-hand side
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
bunch of flowers; bouquet
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
performer; entertainer; actor
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association