to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
final game; final games; the finals
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to stay (at); to stop (at)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
individual; one by one; separate; each
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
be on your guard!; take care!
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
absence; disregard; indifference
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with