Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mountain range; mountain belt
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
every year; yearly; annually
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
debut match; debut fight; debut race
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
electrically powered; electric
component; component stereo
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; how about
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
feeling; sense; impression