once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
topic of discussion; agenda
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tendency; trend; inclination
leadership; initiative; spearhead
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
plural; multiple; plural (number)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")