most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
Mo Yan (pen name of Chinese author Guan Moye, 2012 Nobel prize for literature)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
from the viewpoint of; according to
to refuse; to decline; to deny
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
action; operation; effect; function
just because; even if; even though
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
beyond this point; from now on; after this
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
just a minute; small quantity
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
continuation; succession; series
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
Ochiai Hiromitsu (1953.12-)