right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
way out; means to escape; escape route
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
long hair (usu. of a man)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to collapse; to flop (onto)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
there is no way that ...; easy; simple