victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
experiential; empirical; experimental
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to open (one's eyes) wide
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
general; popular; common; typical
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
little by little; bit by bit
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
rebirth; new birth; nascent
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
first half of a game; first half of a match
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
side door; side gate; wicket gate
running as fast as one can