rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to be thrilled; to be excited
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to temper thoroughly; to train well
hot and humid; muggy; sultry
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
king; king; king (chess piece)
ardent; passionate; vehement
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
reduction by half; halving
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)