number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
game arcade; video arcade
amusement (recreational) facilities
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
older sister; elder sister
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
of no interest; not interested
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
order; sequence; procedure
equality; impartiality; evenness
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
television program; TV program
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand