to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
leaving everything up to someone else
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
even more; still more; further
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
news of someone's death; obituary
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
sovereign; ruler; head of state
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook