athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
sympathy; compassion; pity
single word; a few words; brief comment
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
disinheritance; disowning
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
transactions; dealings; business
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to comfort; to console; to amuse
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
primary school; elementary school; grade school
stopping at; going no further than
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
popular name; common name; given name
pride; boast; credit (to)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
regulation; adjustment; control