close; intimate; on good terms
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
every year; yearly; annually
registration; accession; register; entry; record
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to hide; to keep to oneself
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
even though; despite; when
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
(appropriate for) one's age
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
means of transportation; transport service
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant