seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
how; in what way; how about
back off!; leave me alone!
please (give me); please (do for me)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Japan's best; number one in Japan
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
society; the world; the times
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(one) letter; (one) character
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
team competition; team game
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
senior high school; high school
(period of) a year; during an era
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
war; battle; match; game; competition