to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
(necessary) personnel; required person
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
space (room, area, outer space)
interference (esp. in horse racing)
true state; actual condition; reality
team competition; team game
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
few decades; many decades; several decades
to shut in; to confine; to contain
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
proper; right; reasonable
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to form a group; to form a bunch
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
intensive; concentrated; focused
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck