to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to choke; to have trouble breathing
alone; unaided; away from home
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to pierce through; to break through
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
final scene; the end; finale
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
firm; strong; solid; stable
minimum; at the very least
in accordance with; according to
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
rejection; negation; voting down
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
will; testament; last request
elopement; running away with a lover
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
had better ...; had better not ...
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money