anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
reality; actuality; hard fact
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
attendance; presence; appearance
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to offer for sale; to put on the market
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
winner; victor; conqueror
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
loser; defeated person; the defeated
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC