reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber; (insurance) holder
these days; nowadays; recently
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
mouse wheel; scroll wheel
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
beauty contest to name Miss ...
successive generations; successive emperors
time schedule; timetable; program
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
influence; clout; leverage
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead