interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
by all means; by all costs
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to rush over; to run up to
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
one part; one portion; one section
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
expression; look; countenance; face
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to move forward; to move on
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
almost every day; almost daily
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to be opposite; to face each other
just above; right overhead
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm