to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
such; like that; that sort of; very
that's true; of course; obviously
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
rather; sooner; preferably
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Japan's best; number one in Japan
female high-school student
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
successive generations; successive emperors
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
good wife and wise mother
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
overall victory; championship
prize money; monetary award; reward
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
participants; participating athletes
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance