improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
nothing new; same as always; nothing new about it
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
protector (e.g. chest); guard
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
after school (at the end of the day)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
iron mask (worn by samurai)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thrift; economy; frugality
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
height (of body); stature