because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
consumption; expenditure; spending
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to one's delight; to one's joy
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
as usual; as is one's habit
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization