good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to pull out a fish; to lure
to pull in (fish); to land
notice; notification; report; posting
ordinary citizen; the general public
to invite in; to show someone in
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
competent; suitable; qualified
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
certainly; surely; definitely
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
in person; personally; directly
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
need for social approval and self-esteem
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
number of times; frequency; count
this, that and the other; this and that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)