preference; priority; precedence
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
opinion; intention; thought
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be helpful; to be useful
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
leader; guide; mentor; coach
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
clothes; clothing; garments
to collect; to assemble; to gather
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
and yet; though; when; in spite of
look!; there!; here!; that is
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
entire world; whole world; world stage
close; intimate; on good terms
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
prospects of victory; chances of success
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ultimate; final; last; eventual
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
action of making something; -ification
much less; to say nothing of
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on