sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
name; given name; first name
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
had better ...; had better not ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
individual; private person; personal; private
overall victory; championship
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to feel; to sense; to experience
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
serious; not joking; straight
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
how; in what way; how about
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
if you think about it; come to think of it
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!