oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
river; stream; River; the ... river
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
to be infected; to be contagious
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to stick it out (until the end)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
debut match; debut fight; debut race
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
circuit track; circular course
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
piece; fragment; one (object)
headquarters; head office; main office
site; point on a map; spot
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sports ground; sports oval
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
in the meanwhile; during the time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out