to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
cultural assets; cultural property
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
addition; adding; supplement
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
library; book collection; paperback book
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
royalty and titled nobility
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to be bothered (by something); to suffer