to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
4th day of the month; four days
fortified city; walled city
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
convention; tired tradition; old custom
mental; psychological; physical
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
2nd day of the month; two days
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to step forward; to volunteer
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be softened; to calm down
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to face on; to look out on to
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)