proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
(one) letter; (one) character
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
emphasizes direct object of action
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
set of three; three sets; three classes
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter