prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
action committee; executive committee
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
short-distance race; sprint
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
close; intimate; on good terms
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry