promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
the very best; excellent; superb
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
you; (arch.) your residence
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
craving for the limelight
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to parade; to march; to walk in procession