maximization; maximisation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that day; the very same day
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
speaking voice; talking voice
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
unseasonable; out-of-season
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
thousand years; many years
since when; from when; how long
how many years; how long; what year
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
extremely; very; terribly; awfully; tremendously; incredibly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
enterprise; business; company; corporation