to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
national certification; national qualification; government certification
license; permit; licence; certificate
practice; practising; training; study
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
tide; current; tendency; trend
whenever you want; any time you like
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(only) one option; one possible choice
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
one more time; once more; once again
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
novel; original; new; innovative
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with