north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be needed; to be wanted
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sales promotion; hard selling
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
company director; board member
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...