to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
charm; charm (ornament); charm (quantum number)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
since when; from when; how long
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to grow up; to become an adult
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
forty-ninth day after a person's death
in succession; one after another
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
vice; immorality; corruption
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling