to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
suggestion; hint; implication
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
joint together; opposite; facing
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
provisional; temporary; tentative
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
small; fine; detailed; stingy
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
complete recovery; healing
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
concreteness; feasibility