he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
old woman; joker (in old maid)
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
questionnaire; survey; poll
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
such; like that; that sort of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
flaring up; bursting into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
wish; desire; ambition; choice
school; proofreading; proof
(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
last week; the week before
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
February; second month of the lunar calendar
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to comfort; to console; to amuse
it's not like; it isn't as if
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
surname; family name; last name
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)