shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to lose sight of; to miss
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
being the runner-up; finishing second
decision; settlement; definition
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(your) daughter; young woman
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
quantity or volume of water
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Japanese (people, language, style)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet