how; in what way; how about; questionable
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
team competition; team game
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
league; federation; union; alliance
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
assertion; declaration; affirmation
womanly; ladylike; feminine
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
insight; power of observation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family