to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
whole nation; whole land; whole country
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
individual; private person; personal; private
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to sniff out; to get wind of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos