without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
fillet tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork fillet
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to help each other; to cooperate
hostility; animosity; enmity
advance; moving forward; progress
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
entry; going into; approach
to strangle; to constrict
area; region; district; locality
briskly with small steps; trotting
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
Cup Noodles (brand of instant noodles)
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
training institute; school; driving school
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out