both (people); the two of them
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
blood relationship; blood relative
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
meritocracy; merit system
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
loud sound; loud reverberation
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous