rather; sooner; preferably
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
real thing; original; actual
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
if so; in that case; in that situation
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
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
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
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.)
commandant; commanding officer; general
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
free time; time at leisure
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint