to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
physical education; PE; gym (class)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
overall victory; championship
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)