victory stand; winners' podium
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
participation award; prize for participation
discount coupon or ticket
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be mad about; to be hooked on
special award; special prize
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to lose one's footing; to slip
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
father; dad; husband; you; he
fertile shoot of field horsetail
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase