location of a press conference; press conference room
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
Japanese contingent; Japanese players; Japanese competitors; Japanese companies; Team Japan
throne; first place; top spot; championship
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
second month of the lunar calendar; February
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
unqualified; without qualifications
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
Nagano (city, prefecture)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school