start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to triumph; to be elated with success
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
spirit world; underworld; the next world
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently