meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to serve; to work for; to attend
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to employ; to hire; to charter
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
having said that; on the other hand
intention; idea; inclination; wish
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
rope; cord; policeman's rope
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to have a rumor circulating
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself