academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
previous engagement; prior contract
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to grow up; to become an adult
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand