step-up; advance; progress; increase
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
so; like this; in this way
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
suffix for familiar person
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
war; battle; match; game; competition
that day; the very same day
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
special radio or television programme; television special
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
well-bred; of good upbringing
in the end; at the end of the day
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
natural virtue; personal virtue
written and spoken words; description
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)