hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Japan's best; number one in Japan
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
club activities; extracurricular activities
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
since when; from when; how long
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to like; to love; to be fond of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire