to polish up; to shine up
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
festival; feast; carnival
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
one breath; chug!; drink!
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
corridor; hallway; passageway
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
honor; honour; credit; prestige
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
place; room; margin; scope
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count