to hold fast; to protect to the end
successive generations; successive emperors
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
taste; palate; sense of taste
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
editing capability; editor function
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)