to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
singing voice; (sound of) singing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to select someone (out of many people)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
of course; certainly; naturally
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing