extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
firm; unshakeable; resolute
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
bet; wager; stake; gamble
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
anniversary; commemoration
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
food stand; food stall; branch store
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
everywhere; all over; throughout
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry