section manager; section chief
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
physical education; PE; gym (class)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
first year of high school; first-year high school student
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
verbal promise; one's word
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to stop walking; to pause
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game