veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground