to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to say too much; to go too far
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
usually; under usual circumstances
fireball; bolide; fireball
carbonization; carbonisation
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
learned at ...; acquired at ...
literally; to the letter; literal
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to jar; to creak; to grate
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke