mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
number; number plate; license plate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
energy; military strength
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
being the runner-up; finishing second
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
taking the mound; pitching a game
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily