crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
gliding (through the air)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete with; to vie for
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
matter of time; question of time
to cease; to stop; to be over
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
suddenly; all of a sudden
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to overdo; to do too much
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
secret technique; secret art
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
on countless occasions; many a time