to have an eye on; to zero in on
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
ultimate; final; last; eventual
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
thereupon; shortly thereafter
process; course; mechanism
(not so) much; (not) very
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
even if ...; even supposing that ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
construction; establishment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
salty sea breeze; salt wind
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to move (house); to change residence
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
clergyman; churchman; clergy
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake