to win and advance to the next round
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
second day of the month; two days
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
right (to do something); authority; power
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
sounder (e.g. for a telegraph)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
woman; female; feminine gender
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
indication; (thermometer) reading
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
audience; spectator; spectators
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance; admission; entering
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse