selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how long; how far; how much
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
question; inquiry; enquiry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
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
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
considerably; fairly; quite
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
offensive (movement); aggression
main force; chief object; mainline
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
going around; patrol; round; tour
duty; function; office; mission; task
in case of; at that time; at this time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger