reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
over-fond parent; doting parent
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to gain fame; to make one's name
comparatively; relatively
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
it is I who should say so
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
older brother and younger sister
American film; American movie
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be all out; to exhaust
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
first place; head position; leading position
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)