manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
vintage (year, wine); vintage (car, jeans, etc.)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
top spinning; playing with a spinning top
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
putting life into; animating; cheering up
how many years; how long; what year
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
many; numerous; various; large number of
finger flick to the forehead
beauty contest; beauty pageant
beauty contest to name Miss ...
pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
bozu mekuri; simple card game played with the 100 picture cards of a hyakunin isshu deck
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full