training (animals); breaking (animals)
wrong; different; not like that
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
member (of a class); trainee; participant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
the following week; the next week
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
criterion (criteria) for selection
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
special training; intensive training; crash course
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
on one hand; on the other hand
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
acting ability; talent as a performer
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
gift; present; tip; bribe
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
official announcement; proclamation
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
simplified version; abridged edition