pole; climax; extreme; extremity
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
near; nearby; not far off
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
succession; continuation; series; sequence
heir; inheritor; successor
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to shout (in anger); to yell
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
direct descent; direct line
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
just because; even if; even though
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty