achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
heir; inheritor; successor
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to be lacking in options; to be too few
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
however; having said that; but
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
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
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
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 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
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
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
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
everywhere; all over; throughout