(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
two by two; by twos; as a couple
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
very popular; highly favoured
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to take; to catch; to capture
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
place; room; margin; scope
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to make a speech; to address
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
promotion (school, military, etc.)
non-degree course for graduates
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
after having come this far; now that we've come this far