high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
war; battle; match; game; competition
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
complimentary copy of a book
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
meanwhile; in the meantime
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
in proportion to; just as much as
municipal office; council; city hall
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
delivery; transfer; hand-over
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
being too late; losing one's final chance
reference data; reference material
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be attacked by a disease
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
probability; likelihood; chances
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood