advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
manipulation of information; spin
ability; capability; skill
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
decision; settlement; definition
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
preface; introduction; preamble
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in the meanwhile; during the time
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
only; merely; but; no more than
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
unmarried; not yet married
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
recommendation; endorsement
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
anything and everything; just about everything
serious; severe; grave; acute
all over; all over the place; everywhere