lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
(social) position; status
menace; threat; intimidation
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
authority; power; influence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
decorum; propriety; politeness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
at that time; in those days
leader of a delegation (body, party)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
drama; play; Chinese opera
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
well-known; noted; celebrated