willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to perceive; to understand
sports ground; playing field; playground
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
robust health; able-bodied
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
exemption; exoneration; discharge
physical condition; state of health
salty sea breeze; salt wind
on the occasion of; at the time of
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
police officer; policeman; constable
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival