to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
so what!; who gives a damn?
but; even so; still; that said
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dilapidated house; deserted house
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
world's first; first in the world
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
listeners' corner (portion of radio programming for correspondence from listeners)
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
fraud; fraudulence; dupery; hoax
listener ratings (radio, etc.); listenership
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
courtship behavior; courtship display
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
oilily; slimily; slipperily
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
sleep mask; eye mask; blindfold
way (of doing); manner; method