national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
senior high school; high school
serious; not joking; straight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how; in what way; how about
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
of course; certainly; naturally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight