prize winner; pennant winner; victor
victory stand; winners' podium
gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
another showing (of a play); recapitulation
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
living up to one's reputation
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to win the prize; to win the ring
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
duty; obligation; responsibility
in the background; not standing out
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
counter for choices, options, etc.
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
appearance; expression; manifestation
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
go on!; right!; here goes!
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy