to get going; to start off
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to turn completely into; to become completely
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
all eyes; public attention
investment; contribution; financing
marking; grading; scoring
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
enjoying popularity among the customers
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to increase in value; to gain prestige
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
very rich person; the super rich
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
written request; request for ...; application for ...
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
transparency; degree of clearness
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
analepticum; restorative medicine
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
quickly; swishing; whooshing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to