tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
action committee; executive committee
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
every year; yearly; annually
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
set of three; three sets; three classes
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
all sorts of; all kinds of
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
blocking the way; standing in the way
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
guardians; parents; father and older brother
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard