single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
working adult; full-fledged member of society
separate; respective; different
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
choice; selection; option
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...