promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
senior high school; high school
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
March; third month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
sale; sales; selling; marketing
end; close; conclusion; termination
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
31st day of the month; 31 days
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
win-loss records (between two participants)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
results; record; grades; marks
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
I see; that's right; indeed
question; inquiry; enquiry
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school