fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
human; human-like; as a person
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to live through; to survive
to triumph; to be elated with success
the following week; the next week
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
future (usually near); prospects
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on