to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
future (usually near); prospects
imperial court; royal court
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
school grades; academic results
enterprise; business; company; corporation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
real-time attack (non-tool-assisted speedrun timed in real-time, i.e. including load screens, cutscenes, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
without; but if; otherwise; or else
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
non-confidence; lack of confidence
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to fall off; to tumble down