national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
within; inside of; less than
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
two times; twice; two degrees
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
registration; accession; register; entry; record
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular