full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
complete recovery; healing
close play (esp. in baseball)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to slide into; to slip into
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
upper half of the body; upper body
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sincere; earnest; serious
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to cut corners; to be shoddy
only; merely; but; no more than
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
first match (in a series)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)