competitor; contestant; player; athlete
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
successively; one after another
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
festival; feast; carnival
preference; priority; precedence
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
chief; main; principal; major
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
soccer club (at a school); football club
much less; to say nothing of
to be damaged; to receive damage
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
the staff; inside the department
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
Offenbach (French composer)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room