center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
notice; notification; report; posting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
at the meeting; on the occasion
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
selection; choice; option
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
adventure story; novel of adventure
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
whole summer; summer long