to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
lack of information; data deficiency
consequently; as a result
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
way of solving (a problem); solution
opening ceremony (of the school term)
3rd day of the month; three days
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
chief; main; principal; important
household economy; family finances
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to do together; to share; to participate in
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to move around; to move about; to get around
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light