class-A; A class; A grade
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
club activities; extracurricular activities
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
senior high school; high school
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
Saitama (city, prefecture)
being the runner-up; finishing second
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the other day; lately; recently
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
master; teacher; stable master
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as a child; when one was a child
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hating; strongly disliking
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff