head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
much less; to say nothing of
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
military officer; naval officer
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
comprehension (of a word)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
destination; place one stays during a trip
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate