necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to slide into; to slip into
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
crouch start (in a sprint)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
almost; roughly; approximately
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
in the meanwhile; during the time
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
such ... as; or some such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry