link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to run down (stairs, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
historical; traditional; historic
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
transactions; dealings; business
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
influence (on someone); inspiration
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption