prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to win the prize; to win the ring
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
match; game; bout; contest
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be found; to be discovered
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
reality; actuality; hard fact
hey there; I say; see here
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
and then; and so; and; so then
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach