thick curtain; drop curtain
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to make an appearance; to show up
clearing one's throat; cough
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
participants; participating athletes
second; number two; runner-up
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
two classes; double; two sets
weave; weaving; woven item
river; stream; River; the ... river
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
set of three; three sets; three classes
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
in succession; one by one
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits