highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to recall; to remember; to recollect
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
drinking party; get-together
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
only; merely; but; no more than
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
very unskillful; extremely awkward
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
it's been a long time; long time no see
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma