Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
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
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
decision of a contest; finals
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
school; proofreading; proof
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
several hundred; hundreds (of)
only; merely; but; no more than
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
endless; boundless; everlasting
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
university student; college student
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
opening of the beachgoing season
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
imagination; supposition; guess
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)