to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that's true; of course; obviously
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
beginning; outset; first; onset
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to become bright; to become clear
player (of a sport); athlete; team member