history; pedigree; lineage
recommendation; referral; endorsement
job; work; duties; trade; skill
on the occasion of; at the time of
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
suddenly; all of a sudden
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(social) position; status
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
the other day; a few days ago
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
considerably; greatly; a lot
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for