parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
how; in what way; I wonder
first meeting; first contest between
last week; the week before
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
phrase; phrase; strawberry
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to be exhausted; to be worn out
way one walks; one's walk
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching