back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
together; at the same time; same; identical
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
set of three; three sets; three classes
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
near-miss; just missing (each other)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
development; exploitation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
door; gate; opening; title page
to pass (of time); to elapse
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
day after day; day by day
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to go back to the starting point
glove (esp. sports); globe
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
report; notification; registration
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze