name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
both schools; both universities
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
traditional; conventional
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
active; dynamic; energetic
annual (plant); first-year student
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
sports ground; sports oval
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
front entrance; front door
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
document; official papers
materials; data; document
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
welcome!; nice to see you!
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
un-Japanese in appearance or character