border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
long-awaited; much-awaited
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
weak point; unskillfulness
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
weight training; muscle training
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
plural; multiple; several
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
freely; frankly; without reserve
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly