mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
order; command; directions; instructions
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
crouching stance (in skiing, cycling, baseball, boxing, etc.); crouching position
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
only recently; just of late
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention