copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
contest (of strength or skill)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
new menu item; new dish on a menu
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
female patissier; female pastry chef
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
creation; Creation (by God)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
if you do this; if this is the case
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
heating power; thermal power; firepower
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
personal record; personal best
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
moderator; host; chairman
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
early on; earlier on; from early
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
shy; bashful; timid; reserved