support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
treating someone like a child
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to go past; to pass; to pass by
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to hate; to dislike; to loathe