(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
white horse; unrefined sake
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
personal attendant; valet; maid
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
dealing with; coping with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
exclusive; attached to; specialist
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to say; to be called; to do
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
biological child; one's own child
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
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
this (very thing); this precisely
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check