drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
to gain strength; to have energy
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
one-by-one; separately; in detail
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
index; indices; indicator
to be infected; to be contagious
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
subtracting points; points deducted
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be born; to come into the world
such a thing; something like that
district; section; sector
calamity; misfortune; disaster
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
essence; true nature; substance; reality
which is which; one or the other
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
final game; final games; the finals
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind