to give the stamp of approval
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to step forward; to take a step forward
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
creeping; crawling; sneaking
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
usually; under usual circumstances
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to happen to meet; to come across
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to continue to do; to persist in doing
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
split; division; break up
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)