to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the very best; excellent; superb
as planned; according to plan
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
the very start; the very beginning
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
chief; main; principal; major
IQ; intelligence quotient
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
nice; likeable; desirable
boisterously; roughly; briskly
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
instant; moment; for an instant
health; healthy; sound; fit
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
outer; outerwear; overgarment
standard; average; typical; normal
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary