to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to have a meal; to take a meal
commitment; pledge; promise
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to jump up and down; to hop
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)