athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
war; fighting; fierce competition
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to be damaged; to receive damage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
rising dragon; great dash
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
marathon; long-distance race
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quickly; swishing; whooshing
fat; tallow; lard; grease
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...