prime minister; premier; chancellor
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
right side; right-hand side
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
with these words; while saying
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
without cause; without reason
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
main street; avenue; boulevard
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
report; notification; registration