candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personal combat; one-to-one fight
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
birth; creation; formation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
striking; remarkable; considerable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
perfect; complete; flawless
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
Japanese person; Japanese people
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to become better; to improve
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
summer vacation; summer holiday
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
close; intimate; on good terms
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy