nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be perturbed; to be agitated
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
eye for people; ability to judge character
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
while; even though; despite
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend