right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to discuss; to talk together
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
not necessarily so; is not always true
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be