provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
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.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it