longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
level ground; plain; flatland
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
control room; control booth
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
influence; effect; impact
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
number of persons; personnel
defense; defence; fielding
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
one or two; a few; small number
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
have a good day; take care; see you
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
greeting; a fine thing to say
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
way of calling (something or someone)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself