head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
and then; and so; and; so then
than; other than; except; but
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on