reason; cause; circumstances
excessive; too much; unreasonable
in spite of; regardless of
leveling; levelling; equalization; alleviation (e.g. of unemployment); harmonization
although I say; although one might say; although called
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
severe criticism; damnation
excited condition; excited state
winning straight victories; making a clean score
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
printout; (computer) printing
key success factor; key to success; KSF
one or two; a few; small number
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
history; pedigree; lineage
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene