convenient; handy; useful
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to speak; to hear a voice
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
indeed; really; truly; very much
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
breakthrough; great discovery
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
(present) head of a family
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
how many years; how long; what year
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
manufacturing plant; production facility
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front