at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
SoftBank (Japanese telecommunications company)
information technology; IT
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
superior; excellent; fine
to win and advance to the next round
chief executive officer; CEO
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
when it comes to; concerning
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
try; attempt; try (rugby)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed