vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
economical; efficient; lean; compact
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to brush off; to shake off
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
proper; right; reasonable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
(political) power; authority; influence
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
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)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
how can (one) do something
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
outline; survey; compendium
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
indeed; really; truly; very much
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance