written request; request for ...; application for ...
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
old soldier; veteran; old hand
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
advance; moving forward; progress
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to satisfy one's appetite
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
together with; same; both; all; including ...
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme