meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
school building; schoolhouse
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
body and soul; mind and body
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to mix; to stir; to blend
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
war; battle; match; game; competition
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
overall victory; championship
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier