aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
inter-scholastic athletics competition
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
how; in what way; by what means
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
senior high school; high school
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
society; the world; the times
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
club activities; extracurricular activities
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confections; sweets; candy; cake
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
female high school student
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although