president (of a society); chairman
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
huge rock; firmness; solidity
business ability; business acumen
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
modesty; humility; being humble
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
at first; in the beginning; originally
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to make a success in life
young person; youth; young
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
whole nation; whole land; whole country
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to sniff out; to get wind of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)