to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
both sides; two sides; double-sided
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
late completion; succeeding later in life; being a late bloomer
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
great talents mature late
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
complete; whole; perfect; safe
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
general; overall; across-the-board
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
incessant talking; rapid talking
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
prompt; immediate; in real time
heating power; thermal power; firepower
preface; introduction; preamble
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
large number (of); many; majority
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)