deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
business rival; professional jealousy
to be discouraged; to shrink from
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
singing or chanting in unison
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to look upwards; to look up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
energy; military strength
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
declaration; proclamation; announcement
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
beginning; outset; first; onset
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
how; in what way; how about; questionable