that kind; competition; match
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
normalcy; normality; normal
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
possible; likely; probable
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
direct connection; direct link
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
adviser; advisor; consultant
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
climax; peak; zenith; apex
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
just now; a little while back; a short time ago