to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
strength; power; proficiency; ability
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
first place; head position; leading position
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to come back; to bloom a second time
to feel; to sense; to experience