application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
impudent; shameless; brazen
snake; serpent; large snake
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
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
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph