direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to face; to go towards; to head towards
district; section; sector
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
overall victory; championship
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
notice; attention; observation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
just one person; only one
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
the place for; the time for; the level of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
number one; first; best; most; game; round