decoration; ornament; trimmings
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
chair; stool; post; office; position
several years; a few years
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
height (of body); stature
to some extent; to a certain extent
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
toast; congratulatory cup
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
third stage; three stages
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
fried prawns; fried shrimp