to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
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
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
producer (film, TV, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
the literary world; literary circles
door; gate; opening; title page
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
so; like this; in this way
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
personal; individual; private