officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
ongoing; in progress; afoot
planning; plan; project; arrangements
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
how; in what way; how about; questionable
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
participant; entrant; player; competitor
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
you could say that; that might be so
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
right and wrong; good and evil
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unfairness; injustice; partiality
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
spotlight; close observation
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")