sports-minded; sports-oriented
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reason; cause; history; origin
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(not) even once; (not) ever
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to have a talk; to tell a story
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...