will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
absence; disregard; indifference
as planned; according to plan
notification email; email notification
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
earthenware (ceramic) bell
training; education; development; cultivation
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
headquarters; head office; main office
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
price; cost; value; worth; value
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
starter (person who gives the signal for the start of a race); starter (player in a starting lineup); starter (motor)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
common knowledge; well-known fact
participants; participating athletes
starting point; starting line
to understand from experience
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar