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