prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cyborg; cybernetic organism
android; Android (mobile operating system)
100,000; hundred thousand
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(walking) stick; cane; wand
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
innumerable; countless; numberless
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
innermost depths of one's heart
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden