closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
open-air market; outdoor market
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
order; sequence; procedure
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
opinion; point of view; visual point
frame; framework; outline
new discovery; new invention
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
mountain road; mountain trail
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
distance travelled; mileage
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
half the body; half length
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)