stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to fight to the bitter end
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
fertile, productive field
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
sweet voice; seductive voice
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
fat; tallow; lard; grease
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
outline; summary; argument
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
long time; several hours; long spell
continuous; without a break
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation