ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
from the beginning; from scratch
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
patting; stroking; caressing
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
festival merrymaking; revelry
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
established practice; custom
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
private school; non-government school
prejudice; bias; distorted view
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
regular customer; valued client
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to appear all together; to be all present
board, plank or sheet shaped
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre