to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be conspicuous; to stand out
prevention; precaution; protection against
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to repaint; to paint again
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
clerk; office worker; office staff
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lay aside; to set aside
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
considerably; fairly; quite
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
truancy; school non-attendance
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
almost every day; almost daily
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
it seems so; that's what it looks like
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)