for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
arm; skill; efforts; ability
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
while; during; while; although; all; both
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ouchigari (judo); major inner reap; major inner reaping throw
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight