men's basketball; boys' basketball
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
few decades; many decades; several decades
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
commerce; trade; business
inter-scholastic athletics competition
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
how many years; how long; what year
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
historic; historical; traditional
major incident; major happening; big scandal
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
incident; affair; happening; event
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one more time; once more; once again
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly