kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
yen (currency of Japan); circle
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to strangle; to constrict
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
separate; scattered; apart
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
separate; respective; different
order in which songs, etc. are played (in playlist, set list, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture