to attack; to assault; to assail
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
originally; by nature; from the start
even if not; even without
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to apologize; to apologise
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
that day; the very same day
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bento; Japanese box lunch
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to do together; to share; to participate in
fortune-telling; divination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
present; gift; to give a present or gift
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle