worry; fear; anxiety; concern
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to whine; to make feeble complaints
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
a little bit; a little while
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to look around; to survey
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to take; to catch; to capture
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation