to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to quit one's job; to resign
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
decision; determination; resolution
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
accounting; administration (of money)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary