resolution; decision; vote
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
restoration; return to health
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
have to do; must; should; ought to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
progress; being under way
message; informative matter
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
God; god; ace; king; superior person
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
the way one works; one's working manner