older sister; lass; young lady
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
(adding) fuel to the fire
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
individual; private person; personal; private
contract; compact; agreement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
these guys; these fellows
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
cram school; private tutoring school; juku