armed forces; military; troops
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
goalkeeper; goal kick; joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges)
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
series of biographies; lives
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
completion (of a game); completing every level
Princess Peach (Nintendo character)
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
food and drink; eating and drinking
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
objection; dissent; protest
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
legendary; folkloric; traditional
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
person concerned; interested party; related party