precondition; prerequisite
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
whispering into a person's ear
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
happy mood; euphoric mood
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
direct connection; direct link
basis for decision; evidence for judging
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
upper half of the body; upper body
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)