marathon; long-distance race
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
world record; establishing a world record (in)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
starting line; starting point
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
standing firm; holding out
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
profiting while others fight
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster