to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to figure out; to get an idea
second; number two; runner-up
to devour; to bite to death
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
defeating in an instant; instant kill
point in common; common feature
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
only recently; just of late
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
Neon Genesis Evangelion (media franchise)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
friction; discord; strife
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
grammatical; grammatically
good impression; favorable impression
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
good (place to leave off); convenient
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
appointment; rendezvous; date
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
homeroom; form room; form class
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other