river; stream; River; the ... river
higher rank; better position
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
only; merely; but; no more than
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preservation; retainment; keeping
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
future (usually near); prospects
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
weight training; muscle training
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise