ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
new record (in sports, etc.)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to go out and away; to leave
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
stairs; stairway; staircase
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pardon me for leaving (first)
admiration; being impressed (by)
just one person; only one
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
rather; better; instead; if anything
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
saving water; water conservation; economizing on water
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
conservation of electricity; brownout
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail