best (highest) record; new record
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to outrun; to run through to the end
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
all night long; all through the night
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
dead person; deceased person
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
general manager; director-general
to leave (a scene); to step away
that is to say; so that means
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
family vacation; family trip
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
end of a match; end of a game