yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
considerably; greatly; a lot
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not caring; not giving a damn
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
primary school; elementary school; grade school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
overall victory; championship
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current