to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
results; record; grades; marks
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to try to do; to attempt to do
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to watch steadily; to stare
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
winter vacation; winter holidays
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
as much as one can; as much as possible
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
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)