big quarrel; huge fight; big row
preparatory phase; preparatory period
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
period (esp. in European languages); full stop; period (of time); era; period (interval of a game)
first match (in a series)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
great joy; delight; jubilation
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
scoring the first point; winning the first game; day that is lucky in the morning, but not in the afternoon (in the traditional calendar)
have to do; must; should; ought to
information technology; IT
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
island in a pond or river