to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
study; research; investigation
for example; for instance; e.g.
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
region; limits; stage; level
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
degree of relative priority
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
elder sister; effeminate man
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
half-sibling (with a different mother)
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
open; spacious; extensive
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family