external storage; auxiliary storage
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
establishment; settlement
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
great war; great battle; world war
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
posterity; future generations; future life
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
at first; in the beginning; originally
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
flare skirt; flared skirt
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
standard; set; routine; decided
fast approach; quick intimacy
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest