every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
frequency (of occurrence)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
horseplay; fooling around
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
irritation; annoyance; frustration
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
aquarium (building); oceanarium
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reaching; attaining; arrival
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about