breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rather; sooner; preferably
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
commerce; trade; business
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
that's true; of course; obviously
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club