Island; insula; island; islet
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
with a broad grin; smirking
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
commanding; awe-inspiring
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey
(small crunchy) dried sardines
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
cheap article; poor-quality article
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
crash; smash; crunch; bang
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
not counted (in the score); not tallied
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
along the road; along the way