older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to win and advance to the next round
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
older brother; elder brother
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
document; official papers
application (to take part in); registration
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
you; (arch.) your residence
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be prolonged; to drag on
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
squealing (e.g. of small pigs); oinking
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
cooperation; collaboration
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth