society; the world; the times
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to unfold; to unroll; to open
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
program (e.g. TV); programme
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
of course; certainly; naturally
overall victory; championship
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
personal; individual; private
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own