combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
colleagues; cronies; merry men
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
corridor; hallway; passageway
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
decision of a contest; finals
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
right in the middle (of); midst; height
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to be settled; to be brought to an end
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity