superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
review (of learned material); revision
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
restlessly; in continuous motion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
second; number two; runner-up
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reading too much into (what ... says)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...