every year; yearly; annually
pupil; student; schoolchild
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
proposed site; site chosen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
time; season; period; phase; stage
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
rainy; showery; inclement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
coincident with; while; simultaneously
done; just done; just finished
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river