to begin to attend (e.g. school)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
memories; recollections; reminiscence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
just one person; only one
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
emotional strength; force of will
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
everywhere; all over; throughout
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)