when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
rule; reign; government; governing
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
understanding person; supporter
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
hedge; fence; border; limit
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
two times; twice; two degrees
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
concession; conciliation; compromise
abundant harvest; bumper crop
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to make merry; to be festive
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
again and again; repeatedly
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble