this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be widely known; to be famous
existence; possession; having; limited company
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
autumn breeze; fall breeze
adds force or indicates command
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
suffix for familiar person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to cut corners; to be shoddy
so; like this; in this way
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
summer vacation; summer holiday
team competition; team game
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
senior high school student
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
every year; yearly; annually
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out