rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(only) one option; one possible choice
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
a rival horse or candidate
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
accomplishment; execution
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
all times and places; all ages and countries
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to unfold; to unroll; to open
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one thin flat object; one sheet
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
even more; still more; further
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin