demotion; relegation; downgrading
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
colour; color; hue; tints
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
progress; advance; improvement; development
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
custom; habit; customary practice
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
reopening; resumption; restarting
transport; transportation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look