obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
main purpose; primary objective
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to speak; to say; to vocalize
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
manner of using one's hands
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally