too (much); overly; excessively
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
trivial; not amounting to much
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
priority; order of precedence
working adult; full-fledged member of society
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to get teary; to be moved to tears
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to mix; to stir; to blend
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled