assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
prosperity; flourishing; success
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to discuss; to talk together
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
called; known as; that; to say
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to be at a loss for words
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)