all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
special training; intensive training; crash course
clearing one's throat; cough
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
that; the matter in question
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
such; like that; that sort of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
creative power; creativity
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
society; the world; the times
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)