brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
stepwise; one step at a time
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
natural virtue; personal virtue
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
victory celebration party; victory banquet
prize money; monetary award; reward
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
fair; exhibition; exposition
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
in its entirety; whole; wholly
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
foreign; abroad; overseas
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
going straight on; going straight ahead
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission