progress; advance; improvement; development
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
this one; with this; in this way
that's a different matter; that's a different story
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to leave (a scene); to step away
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
life; living; I; me; student
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness