real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
traditional; conventional
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
tall figure; high stature
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to have a meal; to take a meal
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
unveiling; debut; introduction
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
selection; choice; picking out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
basket; basketball; basket cloth
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sincere; honest; faithful
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique