national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
control; management (e.g. of a business)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
both hands; both arms; ten
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
overall victory; championship
modesty; humility; being humble
each time it happens; at all such times
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
in search of; in order to look for
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
runner-up; second (in a race)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
spirituality; spiritual nature
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion