winning a prize or place (in a contest)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
it hasn't been long since
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
first shrine visit of New Year
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
again and again; repeatedly
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
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
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
as a child; when one was a child
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
bravery; courage; heroism
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to take; to catch; to capture
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)