chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
to boost; to force up; to push up
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(I) found it; (I) found you
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
reading matter; reading material
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
pointing out; identification
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model