negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to gather; to collect; to assemble
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
now; the present time; just now; another; more
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
water's edge; beach; shore
rikka; formal style of ikebana
club activities; extracurricular activities
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others