purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
reason; logic; method; system; order
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
single word; a few words; brief comment
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
everything; anything; nothing
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
successively; one after another
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
pupil; disciple; follower
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
while alive; during one's lifetime
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast