Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to snatch from; to steal from
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
personality; character; individuality; personhood
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to lose heart; to lose motivation
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to force one's way; to push through
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
eastern part; the east (of a region)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
Bernard Shaw (journalist)