in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to change (one's clothes)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
war; battle; match; game; competition
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
single word; a few words; brief comment
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
drop (e.g. of water); drip
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
body; physical system; (the) person
two (long cylindrical things)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement