(world of) politics; political world; political circles
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
search for a husband for one's daughter
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
around the clock; day and night
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
derailment; digression; deviation
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to bite off; to gnaw through
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
stimulating; exciting; provocative
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
oilily; slimily; slipperily
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite