strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
Aomori (city, prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
leaping through time; time travel
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
digitization; digitalization
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program