poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
many; numerous; various; large number of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
senior high school; high school
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
thousand years; many years
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
businessman; industrialist
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
naturally; of course; understandably
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
large number (of); many; majority
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to change completely; to change suddenly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
feeling; sense; impression
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
together; at the same time; same; identical