bearing; heading; point of the compass
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
region; limits; stage; level
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to anticipate; to foresee
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
special training; intensive training; crash course
wintertime; winter season
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
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)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
function; facility; faculty; feature