poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
general election (of the lower house)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
practice; practising; training; study
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to whine; to make feeble complaints
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
just one person; only one
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
special training; intensive training; crash course
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out