to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
recuperation; medical treatment
great difference; major mistake
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to state; to express; to mention
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
be (that) as it may; having said that
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
friction; discord; strife
important post; important office; key position
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)