topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
senior high school student
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
the other day; a few days ago
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
don't you think?; indicates question
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
results; record; grades; marks
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
yourself; himself; herself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
permission; approval; authorization; license
memory; sense; experience
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
please (give me); please (do for me)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
but; however; provided that