appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
class-A; A class; A grade
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
individual match; single game
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
senior high school; high school
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to be infected; to be contagious
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
notice; attention; observation
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
player (of a sport); athlete; team member