preliminary test or trial; tryout
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
long-awaited; much-awaited
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
disclosure; exposure; revelation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
guess; conjecture; surmise
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
video game (played on a home console)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be to the point; to be pertinent