graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
natural farming (farming method invented by Masanobu Fukuoka); the Fukuoka method
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
television program; TV program
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
young person; youth; young
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
exhibitors (at a trade show, etc.)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
organ (musical instrument)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to tear off; to strip; to rob