stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
reigning; controlling; dictating
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
opposite; reverse; contrary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage