Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
society; the world; the times
loving something but being very bad at it
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
first year of high school; first-year high school student
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
thinnish; somewhat narrow
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
individual match; single game
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet