thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
results; record; grades; marks
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
in that manner; like that
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
that day; the very same day
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored