practice; practising; experience
calm; composed; cool; quiet
sharing; division; draw; tie
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
highest grade; superlative degree
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
history of Japan; Japanese history
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be too numerous; to be too much
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
gesture; gesticulation; motion
nod; inclination of the head
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
round; spherical; circular
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove