wedded life; married life
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hunting ground; hunting preserve
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
piece of meat; cut of meat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
little finger; pinky; little toe
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered