safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
answer song (song written as a response to an earlier song)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
one's whole heart; everything one feels
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
second; number two; runner-up
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to fill a hole with earth
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
intercept; interception; counter-attack
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
strange disease; rare disease
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication