promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
fair and square; open and aboveboard
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
convenience; user-friendliness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
while; during (the time when)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
this (very thing); this precisely
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
evident; plain; distinct; clear