to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
dice; die; baton (of command)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
putting life into; animating; cheering up
how many years; how long; what year
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
many; numerous; various; large number of
finger flick to the forehead
beauty contest; beauty pageant
beauty contest to name Miss ...
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley