one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
physical education; PE; gym (class)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
around the world; throughout the world
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that's the way it is; such is life
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
present; gift; to give a present or gift
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
beginning; outset; first; onset
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to apologize; to apologise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking