leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
supply; supplying; replenishment
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
reason for being; raison d'être
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
just one person; only one
the reverse; other side; lining
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
offender; criminal; culprit
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
putting into operation; invocation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
living thing; organism; creature; biology
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
successive generations; successive emperors
first generation; founder
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset