prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
being very popular; being in great demand
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
having a complete knowledge (of); knowing everything (about); knowing thoroughly; being well acquainted (with)
orchestra member; musician
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
social dance; ballroom dancing
to be excited; to be elated
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than