favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
trivial; not amounting to much
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
head house (family); birthplace; originator
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be intimate with; to befriend
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
two times; twice; two degrees
severe; strict; tough; hard
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club