patient; having a long fuse
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to keep (a person) waiting
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
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
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
materials; data; document
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
evening meal; dinner; supper
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
looking on (somebody) as hostile
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
that is to say; so that means
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon