episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
strong-willed; strong of heart
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
school inter-class ball-game competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
just because; even if; even though
final; eventual; ultimate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
such; like that; that sort of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
there is nothing; having nothing
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
in one's own way or style
to get hungry; to become hungry
menu; schedule; program; menu
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat