avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
completely changed; totally transformed
heir; inheritor; successor
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
famous brand of sake; choice sake
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sour look; surly face; pout
entertainment; amusement; fun
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
large-breed dog; large dog
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
hero; manly person; warrior
to take on a role; to take part
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
to smile (at); to grin (at)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
stupid brat; son of a bitch
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
something; something or other; something something
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
automatic; intransitive verb
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
contract expiry; contract expiration
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior