prosperity; flourishing; thriving
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
successively; one after another
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
star player; star athlete
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
town; city; municipal; urban
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise