watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
traditional; conventional
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
family; members of a family
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
on the occasion of; at the time of
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
document; official papers
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to tower over the surroundings
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive