celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
in its entirety; whole; wholly
both; both sides; both parties
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
great hurry; great haste; rush
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
confused; flustered; at a loss
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Miyagi University of Education
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against