confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
maintenance; preservation; improvement
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
general; popular; common; typical
fat; tallow; lard; grease
health; healthy; sound; fit
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
successful bid; winning a tender
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while