celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to chase; to run after; to pursue
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
periodic; regular; routine
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
proposal; offer; request; application
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be profitable; to yield a profit
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
just because; even if; even though
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
departure; leaving; setting off
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
fast-talking; rapid talking
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge