person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
attacking midfielder (soccer)
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
being disliked by everyone
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
big thanks; great gratitude
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
true friend; close friend
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
fresh, young ears of rice
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
fax; facsimile; fax machine
trivial; not amounting to much
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
inter-scholastic athletics competition
elder sister; effeminate man
the same night; that night
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...