upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
individual match; single game
spatial awareness; spatial perception
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to shake off; to throw off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?