encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
king; monarch; ruler; champion
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
what kind of business; what sort of matter
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
student accommodation; student dormitory
I love you too; (lit.) I would (now) not mind dying
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
the first in history; only once in history
best friend; very close friend
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
waking; waking up; awakening
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart