(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
about the same; about equal to; close match
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
disclosure; exposure; revelation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
retention; maintenance; preservation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
by all means; at all costs
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind