chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
percent; per cent; percentage
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
traveling (in basketball); travelling; traveling (from one place to another)
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
much less; to say nothing of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
second (unit of time); arc second
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
that's a different matter; that's a different story
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to knock down; to knock off
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal