division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
team competition; team game
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
existence; possession; having; limited company
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
as you can imagine; as imagined
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
composite; combined; complex
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to affect; to impact; to influence
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position