how long; how much; to what extent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; so that means
popular person; favorite; favourite
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go along; to walk along; to follow
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
considerably; fairly; quite
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
several times; once or twice
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
advance; moving forward; progress
to look away; to avert one's eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
dark (color); concentrated; thick
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
will not do; do not; does not
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
if so; in that case; in that situation
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy