one's own handwriting; autograph
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
time; season; period; phase; stage
draft papers; callup notice
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
leaving (fleeing) the capital
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
victory stand; winners' podium
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
overall victory; championship
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
prize money; monetary award; reward
1,000,000; one million; million; many
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
number of persons; personnel
calamity; misfortune; disaster
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
optimism; taking an optimistic view