roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
second (unit of time); arc second
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
form; method; system; formula
war; battle; match; game; competition
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
a rival horse or candidate
young and energetic; up-and-coming
tension; mental strain; nervousness
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
birth; creation; formation
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
deciding match; play-off; runoff
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing