special training; intensive training; crash course
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to collapse into; to flop onto
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
club activities; extracurricular activities
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
match; game; bout; contest
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
while; even though; despite
English conversation; school for English conversation
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
foreign; abroad; overseas
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over