skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
black lustre; black luster
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
decision; determination; resolution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
great love; passionate affair
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
favorite; favourite; habitually used
prayer (for something); supplication
military affairs; military service
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
exemption; exoneration; discharge
recuperation; medical treatment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Aomori (city, prefecture)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side