announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
still; even now; to this day
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.); passing through with no problems
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to win and advance to the next round
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
wedding ring; wedding band
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
married woman; another's wife
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
sudden price jump; steep price rise
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
heart attack; to have a heart attack
ignorant of the ways of the world
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
is never the case; has never happened
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast