to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
Saitama (city, prefecture)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
last week; the week before
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
something like ...; something called ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
class-A; A class; A grade
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
considerably; fairly; quite
team competition; team game
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
such; like that; that sort of; very
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much