note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
track-and-field association; athletics association
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
Japanese record; national record
comma; decimal point; radix point
beginning (of a century, etc.)
world record; establishing a world record (in)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
overall victory; championship
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to hand over; to surrender
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try