hill; height; knoll; rising ground
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
notice; attention; observation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
senior high school; high school
championship; title (of champion)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
senior high school; high school
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it's been a long time; long time no see
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in that way; thus; so; so?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?