breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
selling out; being sold out
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
notice; attention; observation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
arrival of goods; goods received
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
finish; finishing; finishing touches
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
student (esp. a university student)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
attendance (at school); going to school