one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
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)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to face on; to look out on to
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
starting (construction) work
three; three years of age
from now; from this moment; henceforth
going straight on; going straight ahead
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going through; going via; going by way of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
considerably; greatly; a lot
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
good humour (humor); good mood
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue