to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
prize money; monetary award; reward
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
deposit; payment; money received; money due
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
transactions; dealings; business
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to go out and away; to leave
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
advance; moving forward; progress
degeneration; retrogression
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)