to accept; to receive; to agree
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
how long; how much; to what extent
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
due form; official; formality
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
weather forecast; weather report
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
since when; from when; how long
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience