reliance; trust; faith; confidence
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
club activities; extracurricular activities
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
study; research; investigation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
it is not (like that) either
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
difference; variation; difference
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
trauma (usu. psychological)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner