to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
international; diplomatic intercourse
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Japanese person; Japanese people
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(medical) doctor; physician
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and; thereupon; because of that
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
homecoming; returning home
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
lately; recently; nowadays
baseball player; ballplayer
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)