year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
older sister; elder sister
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
social meeting place; watering hole
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)