ring; playing field; stadium
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
never mind!; don't worry about it
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
Japan Broadcasting Corporation; Nihon Housou Kyoukai; NHK
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
(doing something) regardless of expense
work; business; company; study
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
(a person's) family background; lineage
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
important matter; matters of weight
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of