to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
brothers and sisters; siblings
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
birth; creation; formation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
(another person's) younger sister
to run away; to escape safely
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
being settled; coming to a conclusion
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
authority; power; influence
chair; stool; post; office; position
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to not believe one's ears
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
clear; precise; definite; distinct
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on