pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
soldier; combatant; warrior
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
ancestor; forefather; foremother
first generation; founder
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve