talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
reality; actuality; hard fact
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
being the runner-up; finishing second
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
senior high school; high school
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point getter; high scorer
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
similarly; same (idea); same (name)