dozens; scores of; decades
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
destination (one is heading towards); goal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to slap; to strike; to spank
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
course; route; path; process; stages
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
if it is (the case that ...)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)