running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
participation; joining; entry; adherence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
for the first time in one's life
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
match; game; bout; contest
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
soccer club (at a school); football club
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
quantity (per carton, etc.); number contained (in a packet, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
final; eventual; ultimate
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fine weather; fair weather
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail