representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
first match (in a series)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
whole dormitory; every dormitory
one day; (on) a certain day
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
war; battle; match; game; competition
boarder; boarding student
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
instability; insecurity; crankiness
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
opening game; (season) opener
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to attack; to assault; to assail
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
locker room; changing room; dressing room
heap; pile; stack; full measure
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized