tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ardent; passionate; vehement
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
standing; reserve; always having ready
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to finish reading; to read through
proposal; offer; request; application
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
triple jump; hop, step and jump
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
script; libretto; scenario
commerce; trade; business
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
income; receipts; revenue
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly