paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
educational institution; school; academy; campus
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being the runner-up; finishing second
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
both schools; both universities
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
please (give me); please (do for me)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
pleasant feeling; good vibes
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
particularly; only; in the case of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
belligerence; fighting spirit
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to join forces; to cooperate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
real intention; true motive; true meaning
separation; farewell; parting
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)