along the road; along the way
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
around the clock; day and night
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
general classification; broad categorization
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
cooler box; cooler; cool box
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
memory-making; making memories
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
calculation; estimation; computation
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
alternately; by turns; one after the other