preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
participation; joining; entry; adherence
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
every year; yearly; annually
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
consecutive tournament victories
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
present; gift; to give a present or gift
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
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.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention