peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
counterattack; reversal technique
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to fall off; to tumble down
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
shooting down (an aircraft)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
far away in the distance; in the far distance
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
lifting a child high up in the air
upper half of the body; upper body
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
(not) even with; (not) even using
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
with a friendly grin; smilingly
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at