to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
don't you think?; indicates question
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
really; truly; indeed; good grief
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
several weeks; a few weeks
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
rather; better; instead; if anything
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
tenth day of the month; ten days