older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
about this time; about now
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
defense; defence; protection
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to be second to none (in)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
this family; our family; this house; we
mental; spiritual; emotional
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
high mountain; alpine mountain
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
Star Wars (film, media franchise)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook