failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
to be on the right track; to be close enough
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
baseball ground; baseball stadium
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
two parts; two copies; the second part
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to intervene; to stop (something)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
freely; right and left; as one pleases
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
archery; mapping; map; morphism
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened