solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
(courteous) invitation; call
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
some time ago; the other day
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
admiration; being impressed (by)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
empirically; from experience
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
10th day of the month; ten days
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
beyond imagination; unimaginable
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
even so; anyhow; at any rate
public institution; public organization; official body
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)