(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
vacant or unoccupied room
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to jar; to creak; to grate
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
orphanage; children's home; foster home
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
religious organization; religious organisation
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box