to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
growth period (in children)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
moment; brief space of time
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
cutting in line; queue jumping
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
wicked heart; evil design
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
authenticity; credibility
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up