leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to anticipate; to foresee
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
long ago; already; a long time ago
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
classification; categorization; sorting
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
back seat (of a car); rear seat
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
not caring; not giving a damn
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be found; to be discovered