competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
sunbathing; basking in the sun
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
open; spacious; extensive
pasture; grassland; meadow
gently (of the wind); softly
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to take away; to carry away
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
independent action; acting alone
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)