outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to become calm; to die down
array; muster; line-up; full force
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to pile up; to accumulate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
lifting (a child) high up in the air
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hard worker; hardworking person
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
decision; settlement; definition
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)