to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
either way; in any case; one way or another
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
almost; roughly; approximately
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
name; given name; first name
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell