certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
hills and fields; countryside
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
that's true; of course; obviously
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
very; extremely; excessively
for the first time in one's life
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
until now; so far; up to the present
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(not) even once; (not) ever
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
club activities; extracurricular activities
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
beginning; outset; first; onset
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide