retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
rather; sooner; preferably
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
prize money; monetary award; reward
generously; liberally; magnanimously
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
back country; remote countryside
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be excited; to be elated
looking slender in clothing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
clearing one's throat; cough
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
pink (colour, color); peach
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer