to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
strength; power; proficiency; ability
striking; remarkable; considerable
degeneration; retrogression
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
one revolution; one rotation
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
admiration; wonder; astonishment
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
in succession; one by one
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
celebration; auspicious occasion
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
one example of (when there are more examples)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to taste; to try (food or drink)
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic