decisive game; important bout; crucial match
presumption; assumption; estimation
the more one looks (at it) the more...
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
great person; eminent figure
craving for the limelight
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
adaptation (from); rebaking
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
pre-war days; before the war
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
never ceasing; never ending; endless
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to fulfill one's responsibilities
change; alteration; modification