approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
flight; desertion; escape
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
very; much; greatly; a lot of
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
curious; strange; unusual
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
matter to be checked or investigated
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to try all possible means