as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
order; sequence; procedure
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
substation; branch office
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
1,000,000; one million; million; many
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to repeat; to do something over again
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to hang (something) on the wall
to pile up; to accumulate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
hey there; I say; see here
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful