to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
innumerable; countless; numberless
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
signature phrase; signature saying
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
welcome!; nice to see you!
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
each individual; each person
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
cram school; private tutoring school
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)