while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
school building; schoolhouse
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
unexpected meeting; coincidence
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push aside; to push one's way through
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
near-miss; just missing (each other)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end