major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
technological development
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
shipping company; freight company; transport company
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
prefectural assembly member
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect