sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
feeling; sense; impression
superior; superiors; senior
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(period of) a year; during an era
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
secret; private; surreptitious
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
individual; private person; personal; private
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent