country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
study; diligence; discount; reduction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to feel; to sense; to experience
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
serious look (on one's face); straight face
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
such; this sort of; like this
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
than; other than; except; but