advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
during; for the duration of
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
influence; clout; leverage
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
rival; competitor; competition
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task