expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
difference; variation; difference
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
great mountain; large mountain
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
discovery; detection; finding
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
match; game; bout; contest
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
practice game; practice match
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need