establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
excited condition; excited state
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
cooperation; collaboration
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
what's what; heads or tails
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
from the beginning; from scratch
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
enough is enough; no further!
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
longing; great desire; aspiration
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
an inch ahead; the immediate future
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
arrangement of stones in a garden
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead