starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
next flight; next post; next mail
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
sounding each other out; probing each other
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
long hair (usu. of a man)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
gummy; gummi; gummi candy
I couldn't care less; not caring less
with a single blow; with one stroke
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
traffic; volume or quantity of goods transported
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
strange tale; curious report; strange report
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.