number one; first; best; most; game; round
senior high school; high school
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
belief; faith; conviction
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
cooperation; collaboration
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)