authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
clergyman; churchman; clergy
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
they; those guys; those fellows
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
and yet; though; when; in spite of
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently