it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
how; in what way; I wonder
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
guard; security (officer); guardsman
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
such ... as; or some such
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
instead; but (on the other hand)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear