ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
but; however; provided that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to increase; to add to; to augment
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
power; might; authority; influence
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent