nice; good; well-executed
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
go; go go; get to it; up and at 'em
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
difference; variation; difference
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
dozens; scores of; decades
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
cheering group; cheering squad
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
just one person; only one
at a loss for words; stumped for words
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at