explanation; interpretation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
piece; fragment; one (object)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
taking the field first, thus batting second
one more time; once more; once again
to increase; to add to; to augment
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
decision; settlement; definition
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
constitution; rules; regulation