confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
good humour (humor); good mood
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
senior; elder; person older than oneself
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
lying face down; upside down; prone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
how many years; how long; what year
such a thing; something like that
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
the world in general; society; convention
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to become inverted; to become reversed
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for