dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
tradition; legend; folklore
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
soccer club (at a school); football club
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
father; dad; husband; you; he
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
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.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition