beginning; outset; first; onset
match; game; bout; contest
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
fixed date; settlement date
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
overall victory; championship
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
annual (plant); first-year student
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; during; while; although; all; both