influence (on someone); inspiration
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
clearing one's throat; cough
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
number one; first; best; most; game; round
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
of course; certainly; naturally
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
exclusive; attached to; specialist
serialization; serialisation; serial story
higher rank; better position
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cooking expert; culinary researcher
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob