fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
Japanese record; national record
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
jokingly; in the form of a joke
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to add (to); to add on; to append
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
living room (Japanese-style)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
teacher; instructor; professor
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
program (e.g. TV); programme
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to become misty; to become hazy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
failure; mistake; blunder
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
this is why; this means; it is the case that