character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to give directions; to issue instructions
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
whispered conversation; whispering
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
check it out; take a look; Cheki (brand of small instant cameras made by Fujifilm)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
deep affection; dear; beloved
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
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
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
my husband; one's family; family member
re-education; retraining; in-service training
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy