lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be remembered; to go down in history
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
following the road; the way the road goes
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to