what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
leader; central personage
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
profitable plan; good plan
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
honour; honor; glory; privilege
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be pleased with; to suit
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
singing and dancing; song and dance
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to burn with combativeness
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
everything; anything; nothing
totally willing; fully motivated
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen