to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
first challenge; first try
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
very popular; highly favoured
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
with a friendly grin; smilingly
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
eight (long cylindrical things)
almost; roughly; approximately
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive