wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
candidate (for an election)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
determination; resolution
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
in history; ever; historical
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
leadership; initiative; spearhead
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
pending question; unresolved problem
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
representative; exemplary; model
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to lean against; to set against
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
day by day; every day; by the day
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
belief; faith; conviction
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence