splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
genius; prodigy; natural gift
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
be (that) as it may; having said that
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
entrance; admission; entering
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to carry around; to carry on one's person
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
outsider; someone outside of a group
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate