great love; passionate affair
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
leading person; foremost figure
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
university hospital; teaching hospital
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
approval; license; licence; permission
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
set meal; special (of the day)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
about; concerning; related to; -ish
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
telephone call; telephone (device)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
one by one; one each; one at a time
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
opening and shutting; opening and closing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
renewal; update; innovation; improvement