gambling; competition; game (of chance)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
chorus; singing in a chorus
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
natural voice (without a microphone)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
limbs; arms and legs; body
both; both sides; both parties
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
environmental destruction
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
power balance; balance of power
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to threaten; to make threats
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret