professional league (sport)
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
engineering firm; contractor
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
inter-scholastic athletics competition
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
job hunting; job searching
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
ahead; before; the future
morning training (e.g. before school)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
conquest; domination; mastery
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)