debut; initial stage appearance
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
snake; serpent; large snake
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
such ... as; or some such
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)