none other than; ... himself; ... herself
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
presence (impressive quality)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance