old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
ordinary citizen; the general public
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
reform; reformation; reorganization
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
smooth (i.e. without problems)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
different opinion; objection
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
deciding match; play-off; runoff
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt