ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
competing; competition; auction
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
league match; league game; league series; round robin
match; game; bout; contest
unceasing; never-ending; endless
and so; therefore; for that reason
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited