competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
starting pistol; starter pistol
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
Japan's best; number one in Japan
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
thousand years; very long period; forever
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
older sister; elder sister
other side; opposite side; other party
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly