recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
training; drill; practice; discipline
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
guidance; leadership; leading the way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
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.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
person concerned; interested party; related party
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
as a child; when one was a child
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
materials; data; document
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems