to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
2nd day of the month; two days
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood