narrow margin; slim margin
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
new star; newcomer; freshman
postcard; memo; note; card
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
anonymity; using an assumed name
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
publication of results; announcement of results
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
decimal point; radix point
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with