ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to win and advance to the next round
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
first match (in a series)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Central League (Japanese baseball league)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to feel; to sense; to experience
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to pass (of time); to elapse
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
society; public; community; social studies
equality; impartiality; evenness
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
singing voice; (sound of) singing
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)