drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
fate; destiny; predestination
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
tide; current; tendency; trend
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to compose; to write; to author
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission