congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to breathe out; to exhale
toast; congratulatory cup
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
late at night; at a late hour
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
affidavit; deposition; testimony
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)