I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
hello; good day; good afternoon
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
notice; attention; observation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
physical education; PE; gym (class)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ago; since; before; previous
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
going upstream; sailing against the current
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
mashed boiled green soybeans
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
surely; certainly; without doubt
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
of no interest; not interested
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
serious look (on one's face); straight face
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)