preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
without permission; without notice
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
(navigable) canal; waterway
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be erected; to be built
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
image; figure; figure; form; image
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
from now; from this moment; henceforth
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see