My words

はきはき

briskly, smartly, promptly, clearly, lucidly

元々

もともと

originally, by nature, from the start

辞書

じしょ

dictionary, lexicon, letter of resignation, dictionary

入れかえる

Irekaeru

replace

電池

でんち

battery

やむを得ない

やむをえない

cannot be helped, unavoidable

一斉に

いっせいに

simultaneously, all at once

走り出す

はしりだす

to begin to run, to start running, to break into a run

コンクール

コンクール

competition, contest

姉

し あね ねえ

used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure, used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister

水泳

すいえい

swimming

指摘

してき

pointing out, identification

お気の毒に

おきのどくに

my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences

催促

さいそく

pressing, demanding, urging, demand, request, claim

国会議事堂

こっかいぎじどう

national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

警備

けいび

defense, defence, guard, policing, security

厳重

げんじゅう

strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure

独特

どくとく

peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

目指す

めざす

to aim at, to have an eye on, to go toward, to head for

尊敬

そんけい

respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

敬意

けいい

respect, honour, honor

順調

じゅんちょう

favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right

法律

ほうりつ

law

解散

かいさん

breakup, dissolution

解釈

かいしゃく

explanation, interpretation

慣習

かんしゅう

usual (historical) custom

直に

じきに じかに じかに、じきに

directly, in person, firsthand

すっかり

すっかり

all, completely, thoroughly

休講

きゅうこう

lecture cancellation, cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)