voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
regular game; regular-season game
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
letter; missive; note; mail
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to jump up and down; to hop
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
looking away; looking aside
this and that; one thing or another
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine