(United States of) America; USA
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
selection of music; song selection
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
time when slow music is played for cheek-to-cheek dancing
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to dance; to perform dance steps
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
charm; incantation; spell; curse
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
cooking; food preparation
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
food and drink; eating and drinking
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
rolled Japanese-style omelette
Spam (canned luncheon meat); spam (unsolicited email messages)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
rolled Japanese-style omelette
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather