travelling alone; solitary journey
specialization; specialisation
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
several times; once or twice
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
downward adjustment; downward revision
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
national border; provincial border
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bribe; sweetener; douceur
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
reason; cause; circumstances
advanced level; high grade; senior
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
second day of the month; two days
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago