to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
headship of a family; family property
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to put on airs; to assume importance
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to call out; to ask someone to come
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
merit (esp. order of merit)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time