favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite);  best bet for the title
 to exert oneself and win;  to gain (victory)
 splendid;  magnificent;  utter (esp. defeat);  total; (arch.)  something worth seeing; (arch.)  sight
 fortuitous;  luck;  windfall;  godsend;  good fortune
 empty;  void;  vain;  fruitless;  lifeless
 protest;  refutation;  pleading
 sure to ...;  certain to ...;  bound to ...;  it's natural that ...
 to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.);  to become excited;  to become stirred up;  to be proud;  to be haughty;  to be pompous
 to separate;  to part;  to divide;  to keep apart
 moron;  idiot;  stupid person
 to be weary;  to be worn out;  to be fed up (with);  to be sick of;  to be dejected;  to be dispirited
 together;  at the same time;  same;  identical
 plainly;  clearly;  vividly
 to tell (a story);  to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.);  to relate;  to tell of;  to show;  to indicate
 certain;  sure;  doubtless;  I have no doubt;  You can depend on it;  It's a safe bet
 from the standpoint of;  as a matter of (e.g. fact);  aboard (a ship or vehicle);  on top of;  first volume (e.g. book);  superior quality;  best
 claim;  insistence;  assertion;  advocacy;  emphasis;  contention
 to corner;  to drive to the wall;  to run down;  to track down;  to chase after
 to pull apart;  to separate;  to have a lead over;  to pull ahead of;  to outdistance
 favorite;  favourite;  pet (e.g. teacher's pet);  bookmark (in web browser)
 cushion;  pillow;  mattress
 naturally;  of course;  understandably
 prince;  subordinate Kumano shrine
 right of succession;  right to the throne
 serious;  important;  significant;  grave;  weighty
 to run around trying to escape;  to run from place to place
 investiture of the Crown Prince
 one's station in life;  one's personal history;  one's circumstances;  one's lot;  one's destiny;  one's future
 brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband);  older stepbrother
 painful;  sore;  cringy;  embarrassing;  exceeding
 wife; (arch.)  my dear; (arch.)  dear;  garnish (esp. one served with sashimi);  embellishment
 from the viewpoint of;  according to
 birth;  lineage;  identity;  background;  provenance;  origin