senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
coincident with; while; simultaneously
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
how many people; a number of people
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
business integration; business merger; integration of management
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
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)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
until now; so far; up to the present
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
how long; how far; how much
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
to need; to call for; to require
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
that; the matter in question
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do