to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
personal; individual; private
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
senior high school student
very interesting; of great interest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
right under; directly below
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
admiration; being impressed (by)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
more than usual; especially; particularly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
vertical stripes; striped fabric
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
such; like that; that sort of; very
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled