main cause; primary factor
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
indescribable; having no way to express
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
strong-willed; strong of heart
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate