to be helpful; to be useful
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to anticipate; to foresee
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
overall victory; championship
pride; boast; credit (to)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
since then; from that time; ever since
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
Japan's best; number one in Japan
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged