year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
digital versatile disc; DVD
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
senior high school student
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
clearing one's throat; cough
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
furniture store; furniture dealer
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
joint struggle; common (united) front
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
cooperation; collaboration
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
had better ...; had better not ...
I see; that's right; indeed
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
two persons; two people; pair; couple
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at