signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
deciding match; play-off; runoff
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to win and advance to the next round
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
signature pose; trademark pose
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
belatedly; though a little too late
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
calamity; misfortune; disaster
leaving everything up to someone else
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
hey; listen; look here; I say
elder sister; effeminate man
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
troubled face; worried expression
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate