long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
amusing; funny; interesting
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
morning training (e.g. before school)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
opening time; starting time of work
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to get hungry; to become hungry
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
manners; behavior; behaviour
looking pale; looking unwell
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
(having) two choices; choice between two things
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to become attached; to begin to love
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale