to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to become red; to redden; to blush
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations