inter-scholastic athletics competition
king; monarch; ruler; champion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school student
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
match; game; bout; contest
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
junior high school student; middle school pupil
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to feel; to sense; to experience
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ago; since; before; previous
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
I see; that's right; indeed
time; hour; period; class
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
essence; true nature; substance; reality
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
probability; likelihood; chances