to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
professional shogi player; professional go player
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
still; even now; to this day
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
meeting hall; assembly hall
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
retention; maintenance; preservation