fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to win the prize; to win the ring
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
work sent to a competition; competition entry
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
lack of ability; lack of talent; incompetence
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
process; course; mechanism
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
depiction; description; portrayal
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
business world; business circles; (the) industry
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary