to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
championship race; struggle for victory
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
plant having four leaves on one stalk
several years; a few years
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
with each person; with everyone
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
while; during; while; although; all; both
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
marking; grading; scoring
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session