to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
finish; end; completion; result
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to burst open; to pop; to split
to assemble; to set up; to construct
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
everything working out as desired
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
by sheer strength; by brute force
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
in the same way as; just like
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
rule; reign; government; governing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
success; achievement; fruition