flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
journal; magazine; periodical
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to order; to command; to appoint
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
store interior; inside of a shop
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy