(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
cut; notch; end; conclusion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
special training; intensive training; crash course
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
real intention; true motive; true meaning
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
something; some kind of; for some reason
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
single word; a few words; brief comment
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly