firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
being too late; losing one's final chance
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
program (e.g. TV); programme
adoration; admiration; devotion
specialization; specialisation
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
natural span of life; 250 years old
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
armor and helmet (armour)