competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
illness; condition; -pathy
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
end of term; end of semester
extreme sadist; very sadistic
publication of results; announcement of results
with a collapse; with a slump
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hope; white hope; person of promise
to bring back; to restore
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
selective; optional; alternative
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bad influence; negative influence
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
coach; coaching; training
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively