spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
twice; again; second time
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
offender; criminal; culprit
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to rise; to erect; to get up
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sphere; counter for balls
soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that is to say; so that means
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
self-consciousness; self-awareness
even more; still more; further
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)