first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to feel a chill run down one's spine
overestimation; overvaluing
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
news; word; tidings; omen
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
successive generations; successive emperors
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
participants; participating athletes
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
entrance; admission; entering
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to lie down; to throw oneself down
troublesome; annoying; complicated