school inter-class ball-game competition
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
don't you think?; indicates question
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to surge; to well up; to gush out
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
sale; sales; selling; marketing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
reading aloud; recitation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
river; stream; River; the ... river
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique