courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ago; since; before; previous
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
to order; to command; to appoint
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
research thesis; treatise
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
study; research; investigation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more