scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete with; to vie for
immediately; right away; on the spot
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
music production on a desktop computer; computer music
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
function; facility; faculty; feature
graph paper; section paper
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
turning sideways; landscape orientation
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
25th day of the month; 25 days