spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
disaster prevention practice
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
without thinking of the consequences
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
game with many hits; high-scoring game
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
older sister; elder sister
draw (in competition); tie game
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
in this way; along these lines; similarly
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
nape (of the neck); nucha
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
very fast train; bullet train
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)