the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
really; truly; indeed; good grief
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; by what means
then; well; so; well then
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
all present; all concerned; all of us
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt