gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run about; to rush about
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
overall victory; championship
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
tradition; legend; folklore
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit