interested person; volunteer; supporter
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
spring break; spring vacation
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
(political) power; authority; influence
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
present (that one has received); gift
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to blacken; to make black
contact; touch; contact lens
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
how; in what way; in what manner
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over