running style (e.g. front runner); riding style (of a keirin cyclist)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
accelerating in the final stretch
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
comparing heights; comparison of statures
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
when; how soon; how long until
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
freely; frankly; without reserve
study; pursuit of knowledge
to finish; to end; to close
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over