tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
largest company; industry leader
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
like this; this sort; this way
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
secret information; intelligence
chief; main; principal; important
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
finely chiseled (features)
carving; engraving; sculpture
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be thrilled; to be excited
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
other; another; over; more than; I; me
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth