to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
lineage; pedigree; family line
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
power; authority; jurisdiction
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to prevent; to take precautions
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
preparation; arrangements
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
whispered conversation; whispering
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
largehearted; frank; unaffected
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
notice; attention; observation
for the present; for the time being