oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to be greedy; to devour greedily
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
general public; the masses
regional cuisine; local cuisine
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
pleasant feeling; good vibes
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
bombshell announcement (statement)
for some (unspecified) reason
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
writing something on commission; newly written text
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage