to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
very loose; slowly; leisurely
acceleration; speeding up
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
look!; there!; here!; that is
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dramatic role for child; child actor
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
debut work; one's first work
morning soap opera; morning television serial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate