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
centre; center; center fielder
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close; intimate; on good terms
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
original content; collapsible container
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way