keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
huge win; overwhelming victory
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
student (esp. a university student)
several times; once or twice
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
being bad at communication; being unsociable
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to agree on; to agree about
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
nurturing; rearing; childcare; day care
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily