to reach; to get to; to arrive at
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
sporting circles; sporting world; sportsdom; world of sports
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to have a smattering knowledge of
manners; courtesy; etiquette
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wherein; therein; thereinto
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
youth; minor; young people
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)