foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
company president; manager; director
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
bodily sensation; sense; experience
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
steady progress; rapid advance
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
don't worry about it; forget about it
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
again; once more; a second time
systematic; organized; organizational
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused