school inter-class ball-game competition
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
school building; schoolhouse
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to repeat; to do over again
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to push back; to press back; to force back
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
moment; brief space of time
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
surrounding at a distance
to run up to; to rush over
notice; attention; observation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm