weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
answering machine; answerphone
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
script; screenplay; scenario
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
for some (unspecified) reason
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
best members (selected for a team); (lineup of) top players; A-team
student in a lower grade; underclassman
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
unrequited love; one-sided love
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
individual; one by one; separate; each
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)