company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
results; record; grades; marks
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
participants; participating athletes
participation; joining; entry
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
to comfort; to console; to amuse
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
all night; throughout the night
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
indeed; really; truly; very much
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept