settlement; solution; resolution
monolith; large slab of rock
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Island; insula; island; islet
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
electrical machinery; appliances
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
chief; main; principal; major
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to be fated to; be linked by fate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
management reorganization; management reorganisation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude