debut match; debut fight; debut race
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
in person; personally; directly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
secrecy; highly classified information
literature; books (reference); document
10,000,000,000; ten billion
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
let's not say (such things) to each other
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the other day; a few days ago
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
very likely; very probable
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
spine (of book); binding (of book)