reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
elder sister; older female friend
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
election; selection; choice
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
beauty contest to name Miss ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
and; thereupon; because of that
to look around; to survey
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
main purpose; primary objective
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
victory or defeat; victory and defeat