self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
beyond that point; after that
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
occurrence; happening; incident; event
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
trio; gang of three; threesome
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to ascend; to go up; to climb
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to say by mistake; to make a slip of the tongue
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
trembling with excitement
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
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.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to move forward; to move on
to be dispersed; to get separated
to discuss; to talk together