look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
instant; moment; for an instant
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
originally; by nature; from the start
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in comparison to; rather than
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
reopening; resumption; restarting
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
enterprise; business; company; corporation
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
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)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
company name; corporate name
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun