prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
rule; reign; government; governing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
famous brand of sake; choice sake
because of; owing to; due to
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
a step; short distance; short time
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from the beginning; from scratch
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance