to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
historic; historical; traditional
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
to ask; to enquire; to query
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
the study or science of religion; religious studies
fund-raising; fund collecting
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to half-rise to one's feet
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
fear; dread; fright; willies
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar