mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
king; monarch; ruler; champion
senior high school; high school
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...