-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
registration; accession; register; entry; record
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
dependent on luck; matter of luck
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
always; all the time; never; usual; regular