to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
use; utilization; utilisation; application
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case