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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

28

together with; same; both; all; including ...

6

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

8

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

25

hey there; I say; see here

7

acquaintance

39

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

20

Sayaka

349

middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

99

second place

51

at that time; in those days

72

belle; (town) beauty

4

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

45

champion

2

mass communication; mass media

173

Takeaki

5

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

66

first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

37

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

4

population; common talk

14

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

3

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

21

precondition; prerequisite

5

development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability

25

practical use; utility

20

middle and high-school students

5

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

12

division by 1000; one-thousandth

2

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

8

tenth; tithe

4

to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

69

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

20

thread; yarn; string

42

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

72

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

1

being startled

9

school badge; school emblem; school insignia

4

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

5

to cross swords (with)

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

88

to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

2

physical ability

38

to compete with; to vie for

9

head

32

to aim at

54

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

86

to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

9

beat; mora

1