to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to shake off; to throw off
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
participants; participating athletes
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
continuation; succession; series; continuous
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
three; three years of age
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
prospects of victory; chances of success
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction