first time; first; initial
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
place; situation; position; location
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
advance; moving forward; progress
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
isolation; being alone; being friendless
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
beforehand; in advance; previously
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
moron; idiot; stupid person
whatever the case; under any circumstances
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
match; game; bout; contest