romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
redoing; doing over again
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
finishing blow; coup de grâce
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
storehouse; warehouse; godown
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
book with the look and layout of a magazine
posing; pretending; mock-up