new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
overall victory; championship
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to put one's strength into
party given in recognition of a person's services
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to say; to be pleased to say
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
being very busy; busyness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered