using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
number of copies; circulation
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
success; achievement; fruition
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to be the ruin of (a person)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
authenticity; credibility
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to feel depressed; to be down
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
influence (on someone); inspiration
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
tendency; trend; inclination
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
recommendation; referral; endorsement
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
chapter one; first chapter
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal