(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
only; merely; but; no more than
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
pessimism; disappointment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight