competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
no!; no no!; no, not at all
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
every year; yearly; annually
summer vacation; summer holiday
when it becomes; when it comes to
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tag (children's game); tig
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to accept; to receive; to agree
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence