offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); flathead grey mullet; black mullet; redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
participant; entrant; player; competitor
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
recommendation; referral; endorsement
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
(male) lover (esp. of a prostitute); paramour (of a married woman)
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
by all means; at all costs
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
special training; intensive training; crash course