racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to win and advance to the next round
resolute; determined; bold
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
short-distance race; sprint
wherein; therein; thereinto
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
very; much; greatly; a lot of
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
this is why; this means; it is the case that
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large