making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
decorated cake; fancy cake
richly colored; richly coloured
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
skateboard; skateboarding
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to knit one's brows; to frown
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb