masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to distribute; to hand out
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
supercompensation; overcompensation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to well up; to burst; to arise
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
feeling keenly; fully realizing
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
reading aloud; recitation
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing