candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
beginning; outset; first; onset
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
in the mountains; among the mountains
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Son of God; child of an emperor
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(coming to a) sudden stop
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to be called; to do
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand