to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
(social) position; status
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
several years; a few years
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
contradiction; inconsistency
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
extremely; terrifically; super
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
(turned out) all right in the end