public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
Japanese (language) version, edition
knitting; knitted material; crochet
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
(period of) a year; during an era
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation