approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
selection; choice; option
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
battlefield; battleground
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to collect; to assemble; to gather
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
right beside; close to; nearby
to watch over; to watch attentively
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
due form; official; formality
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to find fault with; to question
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
form; method; system; formula
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread