endurance contest; test of endurance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
additionally; in addition
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
bullhead shark (esp. the Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
another time; some other time
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
during; for the duration of
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
rising dragon; great dash
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower