the preceding year; the previous year; last year
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
hard worker; hardworking person
conquest; domination; mastery
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
logo; Logo (programming language)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
duty; function; office; mission; task
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
morning training (e.g. before school)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
everyone at once; everyone together
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)