essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
third day of the month; three days
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
action committee; executive committee
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
postponement; deferment; adjournment
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
something or other; somehow
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
large amount of money; great cost
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Imperial cortege (procession)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
all present; all concerned; all of us
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful