to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
second; number two; runner-up
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
elder sister; effeminate man
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
at that time; in those days
recompense; indemnity; atonement
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to resign from one's post
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding