prior investment; upfront investment
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
by sheer strength; by brute force
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
guardian; protector; patron; parent
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
touché; you've got me there
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
all you want; as much as one wants
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
absence; disregard; indifference
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to understand; to make out
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
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
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain