player (of a sport);  athlete;  team member
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.);  opening;  hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
 the world;  society;  sphere;  circle;  world-renowned;  world-famous
 (stage) appearance;  performance;  participation (e.g. in a tournament)
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 Hamilton (New Zealand);  Hamilton
 to beat by a wide margin (in a race);  to tear (off) roughly
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 Mach (number);  (at a) fast speed
 overall victory;  championship
 next;  following;  subsequent;  stage;  station
 viewer;  (television) audience
 lovely;  wonderful;  nice;  great;  fantastic;  superb
 entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following;  Japanese idol;  (cultural) icon;  idol;  idol (object of worship);  image
 tower;  tall building;  turret;  lookout; (arch.)  brothel
 Mt.;  Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  Miss;  politeness marker
 yes;  that is correct;  um;  errr;  huh?;  grrr
 (a) little;  somewhat;  somehow
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 Japan's best;  number one in Japan
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)
 deciding match;  play-off;  runoff
 notice;  attention;  observation
 invincible;  unrivaled;  unrivalled;  matchless;  unbeatable;  undefeatable
 two reams (of paper);  1000 sheets (of paper);  stanza;  verse;  tribe (in taxonomy);  forecast (bet);  bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
 television;  TV;  TV program;  TV programme;  TV broadcast
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 to live up to expectations;  to meet expectations