congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to hand over; to surrender
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
line; queue; procession; matrix
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thunderous roar; roaring sound
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
bunch of flowers; bouquet
in succession; one by one
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency