neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
class-A; A class; A grade
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
main theater of war; principal battlefield
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
decision; settlement; definition
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
another's parent; another's parents
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
time; hour; period; class
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)