careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
existence; possession; having; limited company
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
selection; choice; picking out
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to affect; to impact; to influence
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
health; healthy; sound; fit
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)