end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
serious; not joking; straight
almost; roughly; approximately
first meeting; first interview with
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
unexpectedly; surprisingly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to stiffen; to become stiff
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen