passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
a second time; again; once more; twice
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
decision of a contest; finals
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
opening fully; full throttle; full power
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
reason; grounds; circumstances
(full) name; family name and given name
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
several hundred; hundreds (of)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
on sale; available (to buy)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging