deadly serious; deadly earnest
simplified version; abridged edition
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
particularly; only; in the case of
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
pre-opening (party or showing)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
prior investment; upfront investment
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to be free; to be available
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
different opinion; objection
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
A1; top class; best quality goods
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
football pitch; soccer field
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
Japan Institute of Sports Sciences (JISS)
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
urine analysis; urinalysis