to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
within; inside of; less than
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
several people; a few people
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
arriving at the same moment
bad influence; negative influence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
list of marks; list of grades
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
final game; final games; the finals
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
one's manners; one's attitude
act of mercy; helping another person
good person; virtuous person
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
good performance; good work; great success
essential; important; crucial; vital; main