outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
strong-willed; strong of heart
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(social) class; rank; grade
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
so; therefore; and; (and) then
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
antiquity; the previous era
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit