on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
participant in eating competitions; competetive eater
distant land; remote location; distant province
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
detention; confinement; arrest
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
answering machine; answerphone
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
in proportion to; according to; depending on
drift; drifting (driving technique); controlled skid
to eat up; to consume (completely)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
riding together; riding with
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(another person's) younger sister
one floor (of a building); single floor