empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
promotion; raising of status
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
line; queue; procession; matrix
meaning; significance; sense
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
congratulations; greetings
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)