hope; white hope; person of promise
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
in search of; in order to look for
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
hostility; animosity; enmity
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
hard to reach place; remote place
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to stay (at); to stop (at)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
close; intimate; on good terms
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
murder; killing; murderer
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart