to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
as everyone knows; needless to point out
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
match; game; bout; contest
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
cheerleading; pom dance routine within cheerleading
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sensual love; love affair
that is to say; so that means
Nishikyougokusougou athletics park
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
ball park; field for ball games
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
sports park; athletic park; stadium
baseball ground; baseball stadium
senior high school; high school
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
marathon; long-distance race
field; sports stadium; arena
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge