to ascend; to go up; to climb
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
at a young age; while still young
to make one's own; to take possession of
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to push aside; to brush aside
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
scenery; scene; landscape
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
true character; real nature
mask; disguise; guise; mask
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority