prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to grab hold of; to catch
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
4th day of the month; four days
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task