superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to keep standing; to stand motionless
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
influence; effect; impact
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
all; entire; whole; altogether
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
fireball; bolide; fireball
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago