appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
everybody; every last one of them; all
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
marital relationship; marital relations
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
notes; comment; remark; annotation
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
excited condition; excited state
extraordinary strength; animal strength; brute force
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
sounding each other out; probing each other
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
more than usual (usu. time)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
on the occasion of; at the time of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pre-war days; before the war