brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
with no effort at all; easily
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
distrust; unjust suspicion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)