while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
world history; international history
first generation; founder
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
supply; provision; raising; procurement
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to photograph; to take a picture
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to be photographed; to be projected
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
favorite; favourite; habitually used
interests and preferences
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to pierce through; to break through
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
returning from school; going home from school
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to give directions; to issue instructions
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
password; watchword; motto; slogan
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at