bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
field; sports stadium; arena
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
heaps of corpses all around
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
drinking water; potable water
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
counter for chairs or seats
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to deal with a large number
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
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
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
middle and high-school students
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)