elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
source of river; fountainhead
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
two persons; two people; pair; couple
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
construction; architecture (of buildings)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to compete with; to vie for
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
degree of familiarity; popularity
good impression; favorable impression
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole