home area; home town; local
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
match; game; bout; contest
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to fight to the bitter end
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
selection; choice; option
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions