to grumble; to gripe; to complain
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
absolute obedience; complete submission
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
participants; participating athletes
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
a step; short distance; short time
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
fair and square; open and aboveboard
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
distance in a straight line
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
unique; peculiar; singular
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to plunder; to grab; to snatch