to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
royalty and titled nobility
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
so; therefore; and; (and) then
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to begin talking; to open up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
biological younger brother
(political) power; authority; influence
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance