one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Vienna New Year's Concert
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
company; corporation; workplace
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
several years; a few years
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
core; core; hardcore; all-out
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
New Year's Eve; December 31
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean