wherein; therein; thereinto
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to make an appearance; to show up
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the same as always; day after day
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
hello; good day; good afternoon
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
notice; attention; observation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
physical education; PE; gym (class)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
going upstream; sailing against the current
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
zunda mochi; mochi covered in zunda
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
surely; certainly; without doubt
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is