popularity;  public favor;  condition (e.g. market);  tone;  character
 (only) one option;  one possible choice
 favorite (to win);  favourite;  likely winner;  one's heart's desire;  first choice
 a rival horse or candidate
 large hole;  big deficit;  heavy losses;  long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.);  big winnings (on a long shot)
 really;  very;  extremely;  (not) anything;  (not) at all;  (not) a bit
 accomplishment;  execution
 by all means;  at all costs;  absolutely
 resistance;  opposition;  reluctance;  repulsion;  resistance;  drag
 to (take out and) show;  to demonstrate;  to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.);  to indicate;  to show
 but then;  although;  though;  reasonable;  natural;  just
 apprehensions;  misgivings;  uneasiness;  anxiety;  fear
 to be on the same wavelength;  to think alike;  to get along
 to tie;  to fasten;  to hitch;  to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.);  to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.);  to save (someone's life)
 undoubted;  unmistakable;  definite
 this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
 large;  big;  older;  senior;  final;  ultimate
 suspicious;  dubious;  doubtful;  unsure;  untrustworthy;  unreliable;  strange
 all times and places;  all ages and countries
 to coil around;  to follow about;  to be related to;  to concern;  to be associated with
 to unfold;  to unroll;  to open
 certainly;  without fail;  right and wrong;  pros and cons
 diversion into illegal channels;  putting on the black market;  selling through illegal channels
 to struggle in the water;  to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe;  to (nearly) drown;  to indulge in;  to lose one's head over something;  to be addicted
 eternity;  perpetuity;  permanence;  immortality
 one by one;  each;  every;  at intervals of
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 to give;  to offer;  to lift up;  to hold up;  to raise
 average;  mean;  balance;  equilibrium
 remnant;  residue;  remaining;  left-over
 as a matter of fact;  by the way;  to tell you the truth;  to be honest;  frankly
 even more;  still more;  further
 subtle;  delicate;  difficult;  complex;  doubtful;  questionable
 in the confusion of the moment;  taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
 addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
 shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
 parenthood;  parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother);  (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
 eggs;  egg;  (hen's) egg;  (an expert) in the making;  beginning;  origin
 tightly (packed);  densely;  closely;  crammed