competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
hard to get; hard to come by
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
that day; the very same day
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
carefree; free from worry
mountain road; mountain trail
seeing one off; farewell; escort
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
study group; study meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
sentiment; sentimentality
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
fifth day of the month; five days
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(not) so much; (not) that much
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
blank column; blank space
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
(the condition of) one's health
extinction; annihilation; destruction
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to have a narrow escape from death
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more