thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
likability; favorability; popularity
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
one day; (on) a certain day
homeroom; form room; form class
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
about; on; regarding; per; for every
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
essence; true nature; substance; reality
use; utilization; utilisation; application
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
although I say; although one might say; although called
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
memory-making; making memories
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
chance; opportunity; occasion
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open