all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
main question; real issue at hand
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
in that manner; like that
opposite; reverse; contrary
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
infant; baby; little child
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
technical skill; ability; capacity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
although I say; although one might say; although called
to summon courage; to be brave
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
rather; sooner; preferably
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be worn down; to be reduced
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk