looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
powerful person; influential person
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(someone else's) child; child; kid
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
ground glass; frosted glass