to have a reason; to have an excuse
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
it hasn't been long since
great joy; delight; jubilation
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
same family (race, tribe)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
much less; to say nothing of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
pride; boast; credit (to)
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary