consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
a step; short distance; short time
selection; choice; option
1,000,000; one million; million; many
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
finished product; finished goods; completed article
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to hold fast; to protect to the end
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
retry; another try; another go
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
government office; agency; board
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)