to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
form; method; system; formula
start-up company; venture business
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to behave well (of a child)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
establishment; settlement
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to fan; to incite; to instigate
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
service road; frontage road
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate