all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
cheerleading; pom dance routine within cheerleading
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
using one's arms as a pillow
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
Buddhism's highest paradise
as hoped for; as expected
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success