to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
originally; by nature; from the start
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
those (near the second person)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation