beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
lately; recently; these days
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
the other day; a few days ago
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
notice; attention; observation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
practice game; practice match
Japanese record; national record
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive