of great promise; with a promising future
to give the stamp of approval
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
in comparison to; rather than
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
port city; harbor city; harbour city
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
regret; repentance; remorse
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on