highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
something; some kind of; for some reason
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
until now; so far; up to the present
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to revere; to respect; to worship
influence (on someone); inspiration
prime minister; premier; chancellor
leader; authority; mainstay