to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
time; season; period; phase; stage
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
at least; at most; (even) just
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that day; the very same day
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now that; since; so long as; because
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be found; to be discovered
tool; implement; means; furniture
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap