even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
correction; rectification; mending; repair
until now; so far; up to the present
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
student (esp. a university student)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
prize money; monetary award; reward
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
story; tale; talk; discussion
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be reminded of; to call to mind
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)