to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
unprecedented; never seen before
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
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
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Japan's best; number one in Japan
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even more; still more; further
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
again; once more; a second time
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble