well; in good health; safe; free from accident
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
belligerence; fighting spirit
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
many; numerous; various; large number of
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
point getter; high scorer
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
power forward (basketball)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
headband; hair band; hairband
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness