skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to become keen on; to get passionate about
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
everything; anything; nothing
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
match; game; bout; contest
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
successively; one after another
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
draw (in competition); tie game
to give a round of applause; to applaud
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
more than usual (usu. time)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to