evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
unveiling; debut; introduction
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
selection; choice; picking out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
basket; basketball; basket cloth
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sincere; honest; faithful
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
one's every action; every single move
notice; attention; observation
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
retention; maintenance; preservation
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
index finger; forefinger; second toe
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate