surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
second; number two; runner-up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
all over Japan; throughout Japan
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
home area; home town; local
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to get between; to be caught in
the other day; lately; recently
to thrust before; to thrust at
transparency; degree of clearness
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)