preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to be too numerous; to be too much
to win and advance to the next round
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to burn with combativeness
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
scenery; scene; landscape
(made of) stone; stone-built
each house; every house; many houses
sexy; popular; well-liked
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
literally; to the letter; literal
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; motto; main feature; star