second; number two; runner-up
key performer; last performer of the day
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
serious; severe; grave; acute
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off