sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
how many people; a number of people
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
dozens; scores of; decades
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
starting point; starting line
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval