reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
celebration; auspicious occasion
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish
change in appearance; transformation
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
treatment plant; treatment facility
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)
university student; college student
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
Nagano (city, prefecture)
senior high school; high school
wind music; wind instrument music
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
adviser; advisor; consultant
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)