desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
permanent; perpetual; lasting
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
from the beginning; from scratch
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
waist; girth; measurement around waist
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
personal; individual; private
traditional; conventional
one's post; place of work; workplace
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command