respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
decision of a contest; finals
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to gain a victory; to win
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association