trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to raise one's voice; to shout
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
direct descent; direct line
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
space; interval; space character; whitespace
equality; impartiality; evenness
to distribute; to hand out
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
gossip; corner of the mouth
adopted daughter; foster daughter
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing