to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
older sister; elder sister
queen (consort); empress (consort)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed; 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
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
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 (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
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 lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements