(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
one's later years; final years (in life)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to awake from one's sleep
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
winter vacation; winter holidays
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
senior high school; high school
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence