opposite; reverse; contrary
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
putting life into; animating; cheering up
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
as you see; as you can see
singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); single people; unmarried people; singles (musical album)
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
competitive swimming; swimming race
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)