than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
senior high school; high school
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
deciding match; play-off; runoff
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
senior high school student
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
sweeper (in soccer); libero; libero (in volleyball)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
eagle (Accipitridae family)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)