to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
(present) head of a family
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
next term; next period; next version; next release
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
matter of concern; matter of interest
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
like this; this sort; this way
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
ten-year-old; ten year old
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
decline; fall; decay; withering
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
minimum; at the very least