always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
another thing; exception; special case
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
period of youth; while young
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
but; however; provided that
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
materials; data; document
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling