to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
great war; great battle; world war
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to make use of; to lend money
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
place; room; margin; scope
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to challenge (a person) to a fight
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
moderate faction; moderates
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
recovery; rescue; recapture
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
level ground; plain; flatland
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
both sides; two sides; double-sided
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively