practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
main cause; primary factor
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
the world of music; the music world
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to lay aside; to set aside
to watch intently; to stare
softly; mildly; gently; politely
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to finish reading; to read through
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to talk (a person) down; to confute
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying