eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
junior high school student; middle school pupil
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
meeting hall; assembly hall
debut match; debut fight; debut race
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
birth; creation; formation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan