to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
second; number two; runner-up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to win after tough bidding
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
degree of attention; profile
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
every evening; night after night
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
soon; shortly; before long
marital relationship; marital relations
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
wedded life; married life
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
married woman; another's wife
or; OR (Boolean operator)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction