to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sublime; noble; high-minded
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this for sure; certainly is
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public facilities; utilities
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive