first thing in the morning
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
information technology; IT
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to mix; to blend; to combine
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
every evening; night after night
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
group; party; team; squad; section
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
the future; future prospects
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
reason; logic; sense; truth; right