kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
school grades; academic results
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
number of (large) animals
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
management; administration; operation
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
time; hour; period; class
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
drama; play; powerful drug
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
ago; since; before; previous
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
planning; project; plan; design
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate