treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
number one; first; best; most; game; round
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
at least; at most; (even) just
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
imperial throne; the Crown
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
willpower; energy; vitality
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic