first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to discuss; to talk together
opposite side; opposition
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
consent; assent; approval; permission
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; intimidation; menace
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to call a person's attention (to)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
forced to use; forced into a position
simultaneously; all at once; in unison