the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
really; truly; indeed; good grief
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to manage something successfully; to be successful
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to grant someone's request
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; by what means
to look forward to something
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; like this; in this way
all present; all concerned; all of us
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes