recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
genius; prodigy; natural gift
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
club activities; extracurricular activities
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
legend; folklore; tradition
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively