noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
can't help; won't make much difference
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
all over Japan; throughout Japan
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
January; first month of the lunar calendar
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
repechage; revival series
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)