mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
annual (plant); first-year student
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
election; selection; choice
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
(not so) much; (not) very
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
parking area for bicycles
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unidentified flying object; UFO
the early bird gets the worm
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
succession; continuation; series; sequence