several years; a few years
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
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
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
cooperation; collaboration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
approval; license; licence; permission
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
rikka; formal style of ikebana
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
name; given name; first name
trouble; bother; annoyance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
sorry; excuse me; thank you
difficult to ...; hard to ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward