appreciation of the yen; strong yen
professional player (sports); pro
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
surprise victory; upset; coup
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
public relations section or department
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
right side; style of Japanese court music
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
blow; hit (on the body); beating