group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
every year; yearly; annually
to look forward to something
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
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 give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to entrust; to leave to a person
running away; escaping on foot
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
impossible; unlikely; improbable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university