before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to use up all one's strength
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
selection; choice; option
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go down in history; to remain in history
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
birth; creation; formation
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be needed; to be wanted
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
amateur race; unofficial race
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)