taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
leaving everything up to someone else
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
man among men; manly man; alpha male
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
up until now; as recently as the present
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
courtship behavior (animals)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
accumulation; accumulate; store
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
sincere; honest; faithful
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to lose heart; to lose motivation