cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to triumph; to be elated with success
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to give a round of applause; to applaud
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
standard-size car; ordinary carriage (in a train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
to add (to); to add on; to append
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
seating type (esp. for a ticketed event); seat class
ordinary seat (on a train, aircraft, etc.)
premium feel; sense of luxury; sense of enhanced value
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
casting and counting votes
test drive; test ride; trial ride
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
roadside speech; soapbox speech
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)