magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to feel; to sense; to experience
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
the other day; lately; recently
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
second; number two; runner-up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
future (usually near); prospects
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
study group; study meeting
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
chit; sales slip; voucher
honorific/polite/humble prefix
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
life; living; I; me; student
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
no!; no no!; no, not at all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
feeling; sense; impression