school inter-class ball-game competition
overall victory; championship
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
for a while; for some time; for a period
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to follow another's example
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
quick firing; rapid firing
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to not believe one's ears
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly