company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
by sheer strength; by brute force
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)