participant; entrant; player; competitor
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
being intrusive; intrusive person
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to have meaning; to be meaningful
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
un-Japanese in appearance or character
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
studying abroad; studying overseas
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
intensive training; extra hard training
every year; yearly; annually
failure; mistake; blunder