to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
contract; compact; agreement
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to misread; to mispronounce
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
about the same; about equal to; close match
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
script; screenplay; scenario
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
moment by moment; hour by hour
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...