example; exercise (for the reader)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
change of occupation; career change
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
ardent; passionate; vehement
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
iDeCo; individual-type defined contribution pension plan
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
stochastic; probabilistic
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
private person; individual
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
happy memory; sweet memory
covered with; stained; smeared
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply