clapping and cheering; applause
paper bag for putting a present in
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
late at night; small hours of the morning
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
conquest; domination; mastery
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to look away; to turn away
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
material witness; suspect
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)