amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to unfold; to unroll; to open
historic; historical; traditional
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
most (numerous); largest (number of)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
new record (in sports, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
retention; maintenance; preservation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
reigning; controlling; dictating
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
young person; youth; young
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(one acting as a) foster parent
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull