to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near; close; beside; third person
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to finger; to tamper (with)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
how long; how far; how much
transfer; assignment; conveyance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle