elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
right in the middle (of); midst; height
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
receiving; acceptance; reception
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
grandfather; male senior-citizen
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
principal (invest.); capital
half-sibling (with a different mother)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
personal feelings; self-interest
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
half-sister (younger, different mother)
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
one's own child; one's own children
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
after death; posthumously
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
accidental death; casualty
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
in the mountains; among the mountains
one person; another name; nickname; alias