here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
the place for; the time for; the level of
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
they; those guys; those fellows
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
such; like that; that sort of
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to kill; to beat to death