representative; exemplary; model
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
time axis; time basis; timeline
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
vitality; (one's) life force
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
after that; afterwards; thereafter
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud