December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
night view; night skyline; nightscape
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
large container; person of great talent
thorough; exhaustive; complete
genius; prodigy; natural gift
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
new record (in sports, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
special; particular; peculiar; unique
tool; implement; means; furniture
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
my; one's own; personal; privately owned