senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
shortsighted; narrow-minded
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
strategist; tactician; schemer
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to summon; to get used to call
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
since some time ago; for quite a while; already