soccer; (association) football; seersucker
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
with a collapse; with a slump
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
military service; combat experience
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
colorless and transparent
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
calamity; disaster; accident
class-A; A class; A grade
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
promising without due consideration
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
laboratory animal; experimental animal
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
more than anything; above all else
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
dig site; excavation site