gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
Europe and America; the West
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
rest; break; recess; intermission
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...