continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
fitness club; gym; fitness center
slight; insignificant; small
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
cancellation of a contract
paying member; paid member; dues-paying member
indolence; laziness; sloth
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
waterproofing; making watertight
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
paste; glue; clothing starch
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
Buddhist memorial service
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
voting; ballot; poll; vote
successful candidate; prizewinner
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
having the qualities of a leader
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)