to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
practicality; utility; usefulness
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
weight; heavyweight boxer
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
festival merrymaking; revelry
to graduate from a university
working adult; full-fledged member of society
social status; social position
spread; span; expanse; extent
having children; attempting to conceive
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
sea of fire; sea of flame
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
public agency; public institution
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
sympathy; empathy; response
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)