to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to turn towards; to point
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
to compete with; to vie for
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only the results matter; it's all about the results
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to apologize; to apologise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid