lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
investment; contribution; financing
future; possible; potential; prospective
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
hegemony; leadership; initiative
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to mark the end; to spell the end
musical composition; tune
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
manly; masculine; like a man
one's manners; one's attitude
toe; toe (of a golf club)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
having sociable manners; sociable
dreams; visions; phantasms
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
double suicide; lovers' suicide
longing for; burning desire
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about