to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to increase; to add to; to augment
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
how can (one) do something
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to call again; to call someone back
foreign; abroad; overseas
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to give; to do (something) for
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)