to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
decision of a contest; finals
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
they; those guys; those fellows
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
popular person; favorite; favourite
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
name; given name; first name
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hooting; jeering; heckling
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
female university student
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)