origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
every year; yearly; annually
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
history of; experience of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)