speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
I don't like it; I hate it
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
eating quickly; speed-eating
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
second; number two; runner-up
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
tradition; legend; folklore
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
Autlan; Out Run (video game series)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
impossibly hard video game
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils