to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
because of; owing to; due to
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
complete change; about-face
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
after-party; party held after a concert, etc.
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of