to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
second (unit of time); arc second
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
senior high school student
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
balance beam (in gymnastics)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
starting point; starting line
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health