athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
talk; dialogue; conversation
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
old hag; old woman; old bat
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation