in comparison to; rather than
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
(social) position; status
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
transcendence; excellence; superiority
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
it is not (like that) either
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion