prize winner; pennant winner; victor
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
great and small; in detail; all
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to amuse oneself; to make merry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
new and old; incoming and outgoing
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to be greedy; to devour greedily
piece; fragment; one (object)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
overall victory; championship
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
wide difference; a world of difference
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
good humour (humor); good mood
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
discrimination; discernment; identification
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
leaving everything up to someone else
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK