winning a prize or place (in a contest)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
home area; home town; local
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
cutting in line; queue jumping
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
together; at the same time; same; identical
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
doing whatever one pleases
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be needed; to be wanted
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation