championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
this and that; various things
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
rather; sooner; preferably
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
fee; charge; rate; material
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
how many people; a number of people
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to entrust; to leave to a person
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely