to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
treating someone like a child
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
instead; but (on the other hand)
accession to the throne; enthronement
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
first meeting; first interview with
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled