accomplishment; execution
authority; power; influence
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to be discordant; to have discord
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
high and low (social standing)
relation; connection; affinity
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
very interesting; of great interest
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rise and fall; ups and downs
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
another family; another house
absorption; suction; attraction
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
commander; general; leader
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight