combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
social networking service; SNS; social media
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
height (of a person); stature
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
difference; variation; difference
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made