mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
two (long cylindrical things)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sweating easily; profuse sweater
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to pull one's hair back into a bun
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception