hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
senior high school; high school
due form; official; formality
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
adviser; advisor; consultant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; lately; recently
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
father; dad; husband; you; he
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...