to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
stopping at; going no further than
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
on the attack; on the offensive
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
research; study; investigation
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
loser; defeated person; the defeated
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at each other; to confront each other
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
hundred points; perfect mark
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity